How to Save your Tableau Workbook in Tableau Desktop twb, twbx, Publish, Public
How do you save your work in Tableau desktop there are four main ways to save your work let’s start by clicking file save as you may not...
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How to Use Parameter actions in Tableau
How to use parameter actions in Tableau let’s go over to desktop and take a look Okay parameter actions in Tableau I have a dashboard...
Last N Days Parameter in Tableau
Parameters are really powerful Tools in tableau. Let's take a look at how we can use a parameter to control last n days in a chart. The...
What is a Parameter in Tableau
A parameter is simply a user input into Tableau to make a change to something in the view. In Tableau you can choose float data types...
Tableau: How to Build a High Quality Sales KPI Dashboard in Tableau Desktop
How do you build a high quality sales kpi dashboard in tableau in this session I’m going to show you how to build this exact dashboard...
How to Build a Pareto Chart with Tableau
Step 1: Drag sum(sales) onto the row shelf. Add your dimension to the column shelf. In this case, we’re using state. Step 2: Sort your...
Tableau: How to Use the Same Measure at Different Levels of Aggregation in the Same View
Step 1: Drag sum(sales) onto the label mark. Step 2: Drag another sum(sales) to the detail mark. Change the aggregation to average ...
How to Swap Sheets in Tableau
Step 1: Build a diverging bar chart by using profit on the column shelf and state on the row shelf. Step 2: Duplicate that sheet. Move...
How to Build a bump chart in Tableau
Step 1: Drag month of date to columns, and region to rows. Step 2: Create a calculated field called rank. Rank(sum([Sales])) Step 3: Add...
Tableau: Compare Same Period Last Year
Step 1: Create a crosstab by dragging order date to rows, and sales to the text shelf. In this data, we only have December 2019 and...
How to Build a Barbell Chart with Tableau
Step 1: Drag [Quantity] to columns, [Category] to rows, and [Sub-category] to rows. This will create a bar chart. Step 2: Add...
How to add Month Over Month to a Line Chart
Step 1: Start by adding Month to columns, and Sales to rows. This will give you a line chart. Step 2: Hold the control key down, and drag...
How to Use Containers on a Tableau Dashboard
Step 1: Start with three sheets. A Bar Chart, Line Chart, and a Map View. Step 2: Set your objects to Floating. Drag in a vertical...
Replicate Vlookup Function in Tableau
Step 1: Create two sheets in Excel. One for your data, and one for your lookup table. Step 2: Connect to your excel datasource. Step 3:...
Add Quadrants to a Tableau Scatter Plot
Step 1: Build a scatter Plot using a metric on columns and a metric on rows. Unselect aggregated measures to finalize the scatter...
Show City & State Data on One Tableau Map
Step 1: Double Click [State] to create a map. Double click [City] Step 2: Right click [Sales] and create a calculated field. You will...
Tableau: RANDOM() Jitter Plot
Step 1: Drag [Sales] to the rows shelf, and [Region] to the columns shelf. Step 2: Click Analysis, and unselect “Aggregate Measures”....
Tableau: How to Solve “Cannot Mix Aggregate and Non-Aggregate” Errors
Let’s start with a simple example. Within a single calculation, all parts of a calculation must be either aggregated or not aggregated....
Tableau: Dynamically Display The Last n Months From Today
Step 1: Build a bar chart using Month([Date]) and sum([Sales]) Step 2: Create a new parameter as an integer. Set the default value to 12...
Tableau: How to Filter Dates While Calculating % Difference
Filters can cause problems when using table calculations in Tableau. Here's a trick to use a filter while also using table calculations....
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