IF Statements are a fundamental building block of building dashboards, reports, and performing data analysis in Tableau. We’ll explain how to create formulas, and several different methods of creating IF statements ranging from a basic IF statement to ones that can be used to evaluate multiple conditions at one time. Tableau refers to formulas as …
Tableau developers can quickly and easily group data together to place it into categories without having to manually update the incoming source data. Grouping is quick and easy. We’ll explain a few different methods for creating groups that will help you develop dashboards and reports faster than ever. Groups in Tableau are used to categorize …
Tableau offers users a number of ways to handle null or missing values when preparing a dataset or when presenting information in a visual. We’ll explain how to work with null values using field calculations, as well as how to handle them without having to manually update your dataset in every instance. Null values are …
Data types play an essential role in building dashboards with Tableau. Data types determine how formulas and visualizations interpret data in a column or even within parts of a formula. Mismatched data types will cause errors in Tableau preventing you from creating necessary calculations and visualizations. We’ll explain what data types are, how to identify …
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Splitting and de-limiting columns in Tableau can quickly go from very fast and easy with the click of a few buttons in the data source editor to much more complicated requiring the use of various formulas to parse out the exact part of a text string that you need. We’ll cover the basics as well …
The skills learned creating a pie chart in Tableau are directly relatable to many other types of visualizations. We’ll explain how to create a pie chart in Tableau along with how to setup a number of additional formatting options like adding data labels and category coloring that are applicable to a number of other visualization …
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The process of combining columns in Tableau is quick and easy. Columns can be combined or concatenated using formulas similar to the formulas you would use in Microsoft Excel but with a few key distinctions. We’ll highlight how to combine multiple columns and even add in custom text and handle null values to avoid errors …
Appending tables in Tableau is a fundamental skill for business users to consolidate and analyze data more effectively. Tableau utilizes the union feature, a term most commonly used in SQL that is used to combine multiple files into one continuous dataset. We’ll explain how to setup a union and some best practices around setting up …
Importing multiple files into Tableau at the same time is an incredibly useful feature for consolidating files that are saved in the same folder and you don’t to spend the time to manually union or append them together. Fortunately, Tableau makes combining multiple files easy during the import process. We’ll explain how to import multiple …
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If you’re getting more into business intelligence and want to learn Tableau for free, there is a great option called Tableau Public. While the tool has a few limitations compared to Tableau Desktop, it covers almost all of the regular features to evaluate the platform or get started on your learning journey. Tableau is one …
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