Data Reshaping in Tableau 9 – data interpreter & data pivot
We hope you’ve been enjoying our blog series on Beta 9.0. So far you’ve heard us chat about the new inline calculation editor, general interface, LOD calculations & connections. Today I’m offering something slightly different, by way of a “vlog” which will run through “Data Reshaping in Tableau”, old-skool approach, as well as using the new Tableau […]
Prepare for Landfall: Surfing the ‘Silver Tsunami’ with Tableau
A look at effectively preparing for the rapid aging of the American workforce utilizing calculated fields and parameters in Tableau. The Scenario It’s no secret: The American workforce is aging – rapidly. The “Silver Tsunami” is hastily approaching land. With it comes waves of increased medical expenditures, inflated salaries and, eventually, the retirement of all […]
What’s new in Tableau Server 9.0
Firstly, for all those still on Windows Server 2003 (you know who you are), it’s time to finally upgrade as Tableau Server 9.0 won’t run on this OS. New User Interface The first thing that you will notice when connecting to the Tableau 9.0 server is the new user interface. The login screen now has […]
Using Excel to Generate Tabcmd Syntax
This post builds off of two great previous posts about Tabcmd by Kate Treadwell and Tanner Ladd. Please refer back to these posts if you have questions about setting up Tabcmd and distributing PDFs. The goal of this post is to show you how to use Excel to generate the syntax to export PDFs from […]
10 Questions for Tableau Picasso George Gorczynski
A couple of months ago I did a speech in Vancouver, BC, and had the good fortune of getting to have dinner with Kelly Martin (Tableau Zen Master) and another amazing Tableau expert: George Gorczynski. George has an outstanding Tableau blog called Tableau Picasso. The posts he does are intelligent and artistic. The Questions Q: […]
Let’s Math It Out in Tableau!
We’ve kicked off 2015 with answers to some of our most commonly asked questions. Another problem that appears involves a simple piece of functionality – totals. We know that Tableau can create totals for us through the Analysis menu. In Tableau 8.1, a new feature called Two Pass Totals was released. These totals can be […]
Tableau Level of Detail Calculated Fields v9
In this tutorial I talk about the Tableau Level of Detail calculations {fixed}, {include} and {exclude} which are new in Tableau Version 9. We see how {fixed} can be used to turn a measure into bands and give it the full functionality of a dimension. This functionality is something that we are regularly asked for […]
Quora Question: ‘What Data Viz/Dashboard Software Should I Use?’
Last week, a user on Quora asked a question about which data visualization platform he should use. I decided to take a little time to provide a detailed answer. The Question What Data Viz/Dashboard Software Should I Use? I’m looking for a software or service that lets me do the following: Create graphs and geo […]
A Neutral View of Super Bowl XLIX Visualized in Tableau
Super Bowl XLIX is almost here. In just a few days, the New England Patriots will take on the Seattle Seahawks in Glendale, AZ. Will the Seahawks win their second Super Bowl in a row, which would also be their second Super Bowl victory ever, or will the Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl in […]
Creating calculated fields in Tableau 9.0
Over the last few weeks, we at InterWorks have been putting the Tableau Desktop 9.0 beta through its paces and have already showcased some of the newly introduced features in this blog series. We hope you’ve been enjoying them; today I’ll be talking through one of my favourites. Even though it may not seem like […]