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 →
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 →
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 →
Hierarchy filters without data prep
The last one for 2023 is something I had on my mind for quite a while but never really got the time to do it: Creating a hierarchy filter in Tableau. Until recently, there was not much on this issue; at least not that I'd be aware of. The only one I remember to have... Continue Reading →
A toggle without using paramaters
Usually, when using toggles, we refer to using parameters. However, it is also possible to create a toggle using a dimension and its two members (two because a toggle is either on or off, true or false, 1 or 0, A or B - or, you would have to "make it two" by whatever logic... Continue Reading →
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