Anyone remember this move straight from the Millenium? Heavens, time flies. Anyways, I kinda felt like the guys in the movie today. After weeks of work on Tableau Desktop, I uploaded a Dashboard for final release. It was meant to be shared with a wide audience on our Tableau Cloud instance. Some checks here, some... Continue Reading →
An easy way to limit set selection
For today we shall have a look at an easy way to limit the number of selections like in this example. Create the sets First, start by right clicking Customers and select "create --> set". Select all customers and name it [SET - All customers]. Next, do the same again but this time don't select... Continue Reading →
Filter a table w/o filtering
For this month's posting we will have a look at how to enable your users to "filter" columns from a text table without actually filtering it. Why would that be needed? Well one idea could be that you have one of these massive tables (you know, the ones you do not want to built but... Continue Reading →
The Hidden Gems
Today, I will not be sharing a "how to" or anything else I did myself but I thought it might be time to shine (an additional) light on some great people that I consider the "hidden gems", Here is a list of names and their blogs I believe deserve (even) more recognition for what they... Continue Reading →
Using a SET to Filter “and” condition
Recently on the forums a user asked how they could use a filter that was conditioned to imply "and" instead of "or" (factually I think Tableau translates any multi-select as an "in" clause like "where xyz in (....)" ). So, what did the user want to do? The requirement Let's have a look to better... Continue Reading →
Let’s build: Creating a Carousel in Tableau
By popular request: Are you tired of ordinary visualizations? Unveil the magic of building a captivating carousel in Tableau with just one parameter and five calculations. Skip the "why" and plunge into the how, or join me for a deep dive into the process. Harness the power of X and Y calculations, dynamic positioning, and more to create an awe-inspiring, interactive carousel.
Mastering Table Calculations Pt. 3: Practical Application at the Example of WOW2024-W15
In the final part of the series on table calculations, we apply our knowledge to create a dynamic trellis chart for the WOW2024-W15 challenge. Addressing the challenges of data padding and domain completion, we ensure the accuracy of our visual results. Two options - "At the Level" and Domain Completion - are explored to fix display inconsistencies, concluding our practical application of table calculations.
Mastering Table Calculations Pt. 2: Excursus on Domain Padding and Domain Completion
This part of the series on table calculations explores Domain Completion and Domain Padding as methods for dealing with sparse data in Tableau.
Mastering Table Calculations Pt. 1: From Basics to Advanced Settings
Ignited by WOW2024-W15 my new mini-series focuses on table calculations in Tableau. Part 1 delves into the intricacies of table calculations going from bascis to advanced. Data densification is and its relation to table calcs is explored in Part 2. The seriess concludes with a practical application of the learnings at the example of WOW2024-Week 15 challenge in Part 3. Various aspects of table calculations, including addressing, partitioning and especially the infamous at the level settings as well as nested calculations, are examined in detail, providing a comprehensive understanding of advanced settings and applications.
Quickie: how to handle missing geo data on webedit
Lately, I had shared a quick tip of using a simply calculated field with just a country name in it to createa country field that you can use for example to beautify your map visuals. Another use case is when your dataset does not allow you to edit it and only carries values that are... Continue Reading →
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