Ok this may be something that probably I am the only one that didn't know but.... Did you know that on Tableau Cloud you can check which rule grants specific rights to a user by clicking on the user? Years of use and I never realised that. Usual view: But once you click a user... Continue Reading →
Custom SQL, relationships, string aggregations and an unexpected behaviour
It has been a while since my last blog post. For today I will be sharing a small finding that most likely is very "edge-casey" but for those that run into it, it might be interesting to read. Just this day I encountered an issue where Tableau would constantly show me 13 rows when the... Continue Reading →
How to (visually) inspect Tableau’s forecast accuracy
Tableau offers some "out of the box" forecasting options. And while these will not be as great as advanced machine learning approaches, they still can offer some guidance on how - for example - your sales might develop. Adding a forecast is simple: as long as you have a decently filled timeline (notice: I will... Continue Reading →
Quicke: 2025.2 Find in data pane
Tableau 2025.2 dropped recently and whilst it has lots of cool new features (dynamic spatial parameters, anyone?) it is also often the small things that can make your life so much easier. Have you noticed Tableau offers "find in data pane"? Just right click a dimension or measure on your view and it will offer... Continue Reading →
Relationships and (Data Source) Filters – Follow up blog post with Kirk Munroe
Following up on my >> previous blog post << I had the pleasure to virtually meet with Kirk Munroe and discuss the issues outlined in my posting. For those of you not yet familiar with Kirk, he is the author of "Data Modelling with Tableau." He is also a frequent guest on renowned Tableau blogs... Continue Reading →
Tableau 2025.1 Relationships, Data Source Filters and an unexpected behavior.
Today at work I ran into an unexpected behavior when using relationships in Tableau 2025.1.1 with the new feature of table specific data source filters. For those of you who might not be aware, this is the new feature I am talking about: Notice how we are now able to select the scope of the... Continue Reading →
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