How to Sort Multiple Tables in Tableau
Sorting a single table is easy in Tableau Desktop, although the degree of control varies from method to method: Click on the Sort button in your top menu. Click on the Sort button next to your column/row header. Right-click on the dimension on Rows or Columns and click Sort. But what if we want to […]
InterWorks Blog Roundup – April 2021
May the fourth be with you! We blinked, and suddenly, we’re deep into 2021. It’s been a long year – I’m sure you don’t need us to tell you that – but as a new quarter begins and the seasons change, we’re feeling something in the air: hope. We’re all in need of some refreshment, […]
Advance with Assist: Site Roles Changing on Tableau Server
Question: We have a user whose role changed from a Creator to a Viewer overnight, but no one thinks they did it accidentally. Any way to tell who did this? Fun times for server administrators here… I’ve seen this question come across Assist a couple times now, so I thought I’d write a quick blog […]
Webinar Replay: What’s New in Tableau 2021.1 (and 2020.4)
In this recent webinar, we talk Tableau releases, past, present and future. This blog is a thorough recap of that webinar, but if you’re looking to just catch the replay, skip down to the bottom of the post! To frame the discussion, here’s a quote we found from Aaron Koblin: “I think you can have […]
Wiederholung des Webinars – Deep Dive in die Tableau Leistungsaufzeichnung
Komm’ zu InterWorks und wir zeigen Dir dieses Mal eine der nützlichsten, etwas verborgenen Tableau Funktionen – die Leistungsaufzeichnung. Lass uns etwas tiefer eintauchen, und Du wirst sehen, wie Du dieses Tableau Desktop Tool einsetzen kannst, um Probleme mit der Performance Deiner Workbooks zu diagnostizieren und zu beheben. Die Leistungsaufzeichnung kommt in den üblichen Tableau […]
How I Went from Summer Camp Counselor to Employee Experience Specialist
From a young age, my dad always said to me, “Jade, it is not what you know; it is about who you know that matters.” As I recall each interaction with a stranger that has led to a job opportunity or flourishing friendship, it is that advice I fall back on. How else could a […]
Advance with Assist: Uncaught Type Error in Tableau Server
Question: We are seeing this error on Tableau Server after upgrading to 2020.4. Nothing shows in Desktop, but Server throws the below. Any insight? This question has popped up a few times on the Assist desk, so thought I would share what has resolved this for the last two submissions. Looking at this error, we […]
Advance with Assist: Adding ALL Selection to Parameters
Question: I have a parameter list, and I know Tableau can’t allow multi-select with them yet, but if I wanted to add an ALL selection, how would I do that? Maybe someday Tableau will have the option for multi-select parameters, but for now it doesn’t exist. This client was utilizing 2020.2 and created a chart […]
Tableau Naming Conventions: Our Best Advice for Calcs, Sheets & More
Creating high-quality work in Tableau is one thing. Creating that high-quality work with less effort and more efficiency is something else altogether. This blog explores our team’s go-to methods for logical naming conventions that streamline your work in Tableau and help make the process repeatable and intuitive, so you can drop in at any point […]
Webinar Replay: Designing for Data
The world of design is extremely fun to navigate. Considering form, color, scale, style and more is what I love doing. Over the years, I’ve found it difficult to discuss these more nebulous terms in the more rigid world of data. So, when it comes to approaching your data from a design mindset, it’s helpful […]