Social Connectedness in the United States

Jan 19, 2022 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

NOTE: The insights you see in this post are based on an article by The Upshot from September 2018. Some of the insights and use cases demonstrated are the same and are shown in Tableau for demonstration purposes.—————————-When I first saw the map ...

color,connectedness,county,datavisualization,facebook,friends,friendships,index,map,parameteraction,people,rank,research,socialmedia,tablecalculation,tableau,TheUpshot,UnitedStates

Restoring a backup from a regular Tableau environment to an external fil...

Jan 19, 2022 Iwona Fredouelle | www.theinformationlab.co.uk

If you don’t know how backup with external file store works, this page explains it quite well. This blog post describes how to restore a backup from a normal Tableau server without any add-ons to Tableau server with external file store (with Serve...

Blog,Server,TableauServer

Using Slack for Error Alerts in Your Data Pipeline

Jan 19, 2022 Mike Oldroyd | interworks.com

Any data pipeline will fail from time to time. Errors can come from hardware failures, networking issues or simple bugs. Sometimes, an error can occur because somebody forgot to update a password or pay the bill for a cloud service. To keep things...

Data,Alert,Error,ETL,Slack

How to Add a +/- Indicator to a Drill Down Action

Jan 18, 2022 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip, I show you how to add an indicator before the selected dimension for a set action. This can also be done with a parameter action.For example, if you click on the East region to drill down to the State level, you will see + East as an ...

analysis,calculatedfield,calculation,color,context,dashboardaction,drilldown,drilldown,howto,indicator,interactivity,parameteraction,set,setaction,tableau,tip,worksheet,worksheetaction

DS27 Training Blog - Week 13

Jan 18, 2022 Henry Coley-Fisher | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This week DS27 had our dashboard week, which is a week long dashboardingchallenge. Each day the team are given a dataset which we have only around 4hours to prep, visualise and blog about. This week was cut slightly short for usdue to the Christma...

Back2VizBasics,Tips,highlightactions,Tableau

Creating Labels on Highlighted Marks

Jan 18, 2022 datavis.blog | datavis.blog

This post steps through how to create labels on highlighted marks only, helping to keep your chart uncluttered but still allowing easy comparisons.

Back2VizBasics,Tips,highlightactions,Tableau

Tableau Coxcomb Chart Template

Jan 18, 2022 Ken Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 Other than helping people with the calcs on the forums, I’ve never created a coxcomb chart in Tableau, but I recently had a use case for one and decided to build it from scratch. As a result, I’ve created a versatile plug-and-play tem...

DataViz,How-To,Tableau,Templates

Tools helping you organise your work

Jan 14, 2022 Tobias Thormann | www.thedataschool.co.uk

During our every day work it can happen that we forget about a task we weregiven. Our days can be very busy and we very seldomly have time to work on anewly assigned task right away. Now, what should not happen is that youcompletely forget to fini...

Data,2021.4,desktop,maplayers,newfeature,Tableau

The New Features of Tableau 2021.4

Jan 14, 2022 Alex Wiebe | interworks.com

Tableau version 2021.4 was released in December, and there are plenty of new features making our lives as Tableau users easier. The new release has a strong focus on expanding Tableau’s ecosystem through integration and connection to other apps. B...

Data,2021.4,desktop,maplayers,newfeature,Tableau

Can you build a weekly year-over-year line chart?

Jan 14, 2022 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Week 2 of #WOW2022 was Kyle Yetter’s first challenge as official WOW coach. On first glance when it was posted on Twitter, I thought it didn’t look too bad… I figured they’d be some ‘baselining’ of dates that I’d need to do to get the axis to disp...

How to Build a Slope Chart in Tableau

Jan 13, 2022 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

Want to learn how to build a slope chart in Tableau? Want to add customizations to that slope chart like coloring the values based on whether they are increasing or decreasing? Check out this video to learn about this visual and how to use it effe...

TableauHow-Tos

Streamlined Authentication with Tableau’s Connected Apps

Jan 12, 2022 Robert Crocker | medium.com

Streamline Authentication with Tableau’s Connected AppsIntroductionWith Tableau’s recent release of Connected Apps, securely embedding visualizations in your customer portal or third-party applications just became much simpler — and there are few ...

security,json,tableau,json-web-token,data-visualization

Manipulating dbt Files with Shell Scripts

Jan 12, 2022 Danny Tishenko | interworks.com

If you’re working with a bunch of sources within your dbt project, maintaining a single-source file (or even a couple) can quickly become cumbersome to manage, especially if you have multiple people editing and committing changes to the same file....

Data,dbt,scripts,shell,sql,yaml,yml

How to Create a Calendar Widget for Filtering

Jan 11, 2022 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip, I show you how to create a calendar to use as a filter on a dashboard. This calendar is a heatmap, thus providing additional information in your dashboard that a regular date filter cannot.Download the mock data set used in this tip o...

action,actionfilter,analysis,calendar,calendarfilter,chart,color,comparison,context,dashboard,dashboardaction,filter,graph,howto,tableau,tip,widget,worksheet

Tableau 2021.4 New Feature: Copy and Paste

Jan 11, 2022 Rowan Bradnum | interworks.com

Finally, it has arrived: the ability to copy and paste in Tableau. Some things are just worth waiting for. Okay, so maybe I’m a bit of a nerd, but this one has felt like waiting for the latest James Bond to come out or Christmas…The post Tableau 2...

Data,2021.4,copyandpaste,newfeature,Tableau

govern classified data on tableau server

Jan 11, 2022 markwu2000@gmail.com | enterprisetableau.com

My previous blog talked about how to detect and delete PII data on Tableau server. In additional to Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data (like SSN, DoB, Payment Card, etc), some organizations may have other types of classified data like ...

TableauEnterprise

Technique: Drill Down & Drill Up in Separate Sheets

Jan 10, 2022 Rosario Gauna | rosariogaunag.wordpress.com

Sustaining in detail the numbers of a presentation or the conclusions of a study is of vital importance, since with this a greater understanding, credibility and confidence about the work carried out is achieved. Perhaps this is why I have always ...

English,DrillDown,DrillUp,ParameterActions

Técnica: Drill Down & Drill Up en Hojas Separadas

Jan 10, 2022 Rosario Gauna | rosariogaunag.wordpress.com

Sustentar a detalle los números de una presentación o de las conclusiones de un estudio es de vital importancia, ya que con ello se logra un mayor entendimiento, credibilidad y confianza sobre el trabajo realizado. Tal vez por este motivo siempre ...

Español,DrillDown,DrillUp,ParameterActions

Introducing the Transparent Color Hex Code in Tableau

Jan 10, 2022 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

 Photo by Christina Rumpf on Unsplash  THE BACKGROUNDA few months ago, Ken and I presented at the combined Australia / New Zealand Tableau User Group.  During that presentation, I gave a bunch of examples of how I use transparent shape...

How-To

Part 2 The Build: An Annual Sunburst Chart Template

Jan 7, 2022 Lindsay Betzendahl | vizzendata.com

I recently created an annual sunburst chart to visualize a full year of sleep data I had collected. I foundContinue reading

Tableau,Tutorial,Calendar,KenFlerlage,RadialChart,Sunburst,Template

Part 1 The Design: The Path to Awakening – A Year’s Worth of Sleep Data

Jan 7, 2022 Lindsay Betzendahl | vizzendata.com

In my 8+ years using Tableau, I’ve probably attempted to create most of the well-known and even obscure chart types.Continue reading

11 Quick Tableau Tips

Jan 7, 2022 Jia Yan Ng | www.thedataschool.co.uk

My 11 favourite Quick Tableau Tips that I’ve learned

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

10 basic functions to know/understand for the Alteryx Core exam

Jan 7, 2022 Jia Yan Ng | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This blog explains how to use 10 basic functions in Alteryx and what to look for in terms of the data type each function expects as input and the data type the result returns

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

Options for Row-Level Security in Tableau

Jan 7, 2022 Grant Eisenmenger | interworks.com

Now that you know you need Row-Level Security (RLS) and you are familiar with the basic concepts and building blocks, we can take a deeper look at the different RLS models we can build within Tableau. Just remember, reality often provides a lot mo...

Data,entitlements,granularity,RLS,row-levelsecurity,Tableau

Format Zeros as Blanks or Dashes in Tableau

Jan 6, 2022 Eric Parker | onenumber.biz

Having a lot of zeroes in a crosstab or highlight table can be clunky and visually overwhelming. Lots of zeros can divert your users’ attention away from actual data values because the visual looks cluttered.

Design,TableauGeneralKnowledge,TableauHow-Tos

Spatial Joins in Tableau

Jan 6, 2022 datavis.blog | datavis.blog

Spatial joins can help you explore geographic relationships between different sources of spatial data. This blog and video walk through an example in Tableau.

MapLayers,Spatial,Maps,spatialjoin,Tableau,tutorial,video

An Introduction to Natural Language: Why Practitioners Should Care

Jan 6, 2022 Jack Hulbert | interworks.com

In this blog, we are going to talk about natural language; a subset of linguistics that has helped us develop rules and methods that allow patterns in our language to be interpreted, classified and contextualized. The booming field of natural lang...

Data,AskData,naturallanguage,sentimentanalysis,Tableau

#DataPlusMusic 2022 | 01 | GRAMMYs

Jan 6, 2022 Sean Miller | www.hipstervizninja.com

We’re kicking off #DataPlusMusic by focusing on the GRAMMY awards! Highlight current or previous Grammy nominated music.The post #DataPlusMusic 2022 | 01 | GRAMMYs appeared first on HipsterVizNinja.

Let’s analyse wildlife strikes

Jan 6, 2022 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

Sean Miller began the start of #WOW2022 with this challenge where the focus was on layout, interactivity and maps. Building the map Building the bar Building the area chart The Unknown indicator Adding interactivity Building the map I’m starting w...

How to Create a User-Defined Moving Average

Jan 5, 2022 VizWiz (noreply@blogger.com) | www.vizwiz.com

In this tip, I show you how to use two parameters to create a view that allows the user to pick (1) the duration and (2) the date part to create a moving average calculation.For example, this technique will allow the user to choose a 13-week movin...

analysis,calculatedfield,chart,comparison,context,date,datetrunc,duration,howto,length,movingaverage,parameter,string,tablecalculation,tableau,tip,trick,tutorial,window_avg,worksheet

Tableau Online - Multi-Factor Authentication Requirement Feb 1, 2022

Jan 4, 2022 Kevin Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

  The following is a very short blog post that addresses multi-factor authentication which will be required on Tableau Online by Feb 1, 2022.  This is basically a cheat sheet for admins.Tableau Online is requiring Multi-Factor Authenti...

TableauServer&Online

Preparing for Alteryx Designer Core Certification

Jan 3, 2022 Tulsi Majithia | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Time management is the key to pass the Alteryx Designer Core Certification exam.When I took the exam, it didn’t go well. I was unable to clear it.  The biggestchallenge, I encountered was Time, I could not attempt all the questions just intime. I ...

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

InterWorks Blog Roundup – December 2021

Jan 3, 2022 Andrea Avey | interworks.com

Hello, 2022! Another year is here, and we’re excited to discover all of the new changes and innovations it will bring. Our last month on the blog featured 15 new posts and 16 contributors and covered lots of foundational tips to start the new year...

News,AWSMarketplace,dbt,Matillion,monthlyblogroundup,Tableau

Revisiting my Initial Application using Alteryx

Jan 2, 2022 Jacob Kilroy | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In this blog I detail how I would have used Alteryx for my initial application viz

TableauDates,TableauHow-Tos

Macros in Alteryx – Batch Macro

Jan 2, 2022 Sreekanth Arathil Condoth | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is the final part of my blog on Macros in Alteryx and, I will be explaininghow to create a Batch Macro. Also, check out my blogs on Standard[https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/sreekanth-arathil-condoth/macros-in-alteryx-standard-macro] and Itera...

Can you build a table with one measure?

Jan 1, 2022 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

For the final challenge of 2021, Luke set this challenge, to present a table containing both actual Sales values and % of Total Sales values using a single measure only. The basic principal of this is explained within this Tableau KB article, alth...

Dashboard Week - day 3

Dec 31, 2021 Kieran Lyddon | www.thedataschool.co.uk

My take on the EU referendum results dataset for Day 3 of Dashboard Week!

Dashboard Week - Day 3 - EU Referendum Results

Dec 31, 2021 Carlo Sanzeri | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Our final day of Dashboard Week saw us looking at EU Referendum data.

Dashboard Week - Day 3 - Brexit

Dec 31, 2021 Frankie Benson | www.thedataschool.co.uk

My Final Dashboard Day in DS26 - building a dashboard using Brexit data

Dashboard Week - Day 3: 2016 EU Referendum

Dec 31, 2021 Suchira Peiris | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Day 3 of Dashboard Week, a design focused task looking at the results of the 2016 Referendum

Dashboard Week Day 3

Dec 31, 2021 Dominic Emm | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Todays task into dashboard week was all to do with the Brexit vote

DS 26 Dashboard Week Day 3 - The EU Referendum

Dec 31, 2021 Ben Connor | www.thedataschool.co.uk

A quick overview of our task for dashboard week day 3 - Working with EU referendum data

DS26/27: Dashboard Week Day 3 - Brexit Results and Turnout

Dec 31, 2021 Andy Kriebel | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Brexit happened just about a year ago. What were the results of the vote? What was the turnout? DS26 and DS27 will show us for day 3 of Dashboard Week.

US tobacco consumption.

Dec 30, 2021 Viktoriia Slaikovskaia | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today is the second day of our dashboard week.Yesterday Andy mentioned our focus should be on analysing data. Cool. I like it!

MapLayers,Spatial,Maps,Tableau

Macros in Alteryx – Iterative Macro

Dec 30, 2021 Sreekanth Arathil Condoth | www.thedataschool.co.uk

This is the second part of my blog on Macros in Alteryx. In this blog, I will beexplaining how to create an Iterative Macro. Check this[https://www.thedataschool.de/sreekanth-arathil-condoth/macros-in-alteryx-standard-macro] to know about types of...

MapLayers,Spatial,Maps,Tableau