For today we want to see if there is a way to evaluate the level at which our view is set. What do I mean by that? Assume this is our hierarchy: and the task is to know if we are drilled down to Category, Sub-Category or Manufacturer. For example, in this screenshot, we are … Continue reading How to evalute the drill down level in a hierarchy
Category: Calculations
Pass me that SQL – using rawsql to unlock missing functionalities
Rawsql is - in my opinion - one of the most often overlooked little gems in Tableau. I do not really know why that is, maybe the descriptions look a little to programmy with the argument placeholders? Whatever the reason, this little exhibit hopefully will serve a little good to this topic. When to use … Continue reading Pass me that SQL – using rawsql to unlock missing functionalities
Two quick ideas on reference lines
Here are two quick questions that were raised recently, both regarding the use of reference lines. Question: How to create a custom reference line? In this case, the user wanted to show a median as a reference line but only for values that exceeded a certain threshold. So, in effect he had a bar chart … Continue reading Two quick ideas on reference lines
How to select the last day of a dynamic period in Tableau || Let’s have (a word about) date(s) (6/6)
For today, we will do a rather short quickie. Imagine you are tasked with providing a dynamic view that can alter between say weekly, monthly, yearly and you want to show always time-period end values. Create a string parameter and insert there whatever you need, for example the values outlined before. Then, create this calculation: … Continue reading How to select the last day of a dynamic period in Tableau || Let’s have (a word about) date(s) (6/6)
How to do Series Year-over-Year comparisons in Tableau || Let’s have a (word about) date(s) (3/6)
In the last episode we learned how to do a year-over-year comparison when only two years are in the game. However, there may be cases when you want to show multiple years and their year-over-year development in a table - mostly this is something that senior management wants (why the heck do they love tables … Continue reading How to do Series Year-over-Year comparisons in Tableau || Let’s have a (word about) date(s) (3/6)
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