A Look Back – Tableau Customer Conference Europe 2012
Last week I had the pleasure of attending Tableau’s 2nd Annual European Customer Conference in Barcelona. I’m often asked by clients and partners alike about my experiences at these events. Aside from the opportunity to explore beautiful locations and enjoy face to face time with some of our wonderful European clients, I’ve always come away […]
Drupal 7 – Usage of Foreign Keys in Schema API and current default FK ERD
What are Foreign Keys? What is the Schema API? Why Drupal only supports FK by documentation and not practice. Current mappings with an ERD. What are Foreign Keys? Foreign keys, put simply, are a referential constraint between two tables on a relational database. What this means is that data from one table is dependent on […]
Drupal 101: Custom Content Types
Requirements: Drupal 6 or 7 That’s it! When first setting up a website, it’s important to consider how you want to organize your content. How will you distinguish blog posts from the About page? What if you’re going to be posting a lot of videos or even audio to your site? There are a couple […]
Creating a Quick Crosstab Using Measure Names and Measure Values
A fast and easy way to create Crosstabs with your data in Tableau is by using Measure Names and Measure Values. The quick walkthrough below will guide you. First: Open Tableau and connect to Superstore Sales – Excel. Second: Double Click on Measure Names in your Data Dimensions window. This will invoke Measure Names to the Columns […]
Tableau Data Reshaper & Window Behavior Problems in Excel
When opening an Excel file, do multiple windows open instead of just the one you intended? Do you have users who are experiencing this problem? If you answered yes to these questions AND you have the Tableau Data Reshaper 4.1 or older add-in for Excel installed, the solution is as simple as installing the newest version […]
Adding Different Reference Lines in Tableau
Adding Reference lines for specific targets or target areas can be very beneficial to seeing the overall picture of the health of your organization. Adding reference lines, bands or distributions to your views helps emphasize valuable areas that may be useful in interpreting your data. Specifically, when comparing multiple groups or categories of data, reference […]
Understanding Scope When Adding Reference Lines in Tableau
When Adding References lines, as a user, you must decide what scope you want to apply your reference line. Do you want the Scope to be across the Entire Table, to be Per Pane, or to be Per Cell. Understanding the different options and the effects it will have on how your reference is applied […]
How to Create and Use Parameters in Tableau
A Parameter is any value passed to a program in order to customize the program for a particular purpose. A parameter could be anything: A string of text, a range of values, or an amount just to name a few. In Tableau, think about it like this; you need to have something for your visualization […]
Veeam 6 Backup and Replication Antivirus Exclusions
OVERVIEW As a server administrator I frequently install anti-virus programs for safe measure. Since many programs use unique extensions that are sometimes flagged as a virus, I always research and set up exclusions to be safe. I am not aware of any official documentation that exists for AV exclusions with Veeam, however since I frequently […]
Extracting Google Analytics Data for Tableau Reporting
Google Analytics is a great tool for keeping track of website traffic to see the effectiveness of your online marketing campaigns. However, Google’s built-in tools aren’t always the best for visualizing and analyzing the data that it collects. Therefore, it is best to extract that data and load it into Tableau to get the most […]