Warum ich keine runden Ecken in einem Kundendashboard empfehle

Nov 24, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In einem der einwöchigen Kundenprojekte während des Data School Trainings kann es vorkommen, dass ein Kunde den Wunsch nach runden Ecken in dem finalen Dashboard äußert. Klar, runde Ecken sind ansprechend und werden häufig in Dashboards auf Tablea...

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,FIXEDLOD,INDEX,ParameterActions,ReferenceLines,Sets,TableCalcs,TopN,Week47

My Tableau Certified Data Analyst Exam Experience A Rollercoaster Day Pa...

Nov 24, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

During the exam, I encountered a mix of challenges and lessons that tested my focus and adaptability. In this part, I’ll share how I navigated the test itself and provide my top tips to help you succeed.

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,FIXEDLOD,INDEX,ParameterActions,ReferenceLines,Sets,TableCalcs,TopN,Week47

My Tableau Certified Data Analyst Exam Experience A Rollercoaster Day Pa...

Nov 24, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Becoming a Tableau Certified Data Analyst was an intense and memorable journey. From unexpected obstacles to valuable lessons learned, here’s how my exam day went and tips to help your experience go smoothly.

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,FIXEDLOD,INDEX,ParameterActions,ReferenceLines,Sets,TableCalcs,TopN,Week47

Elevating Top N Filters in Tableau Dynamic Field Swapping and Sorting

Nov 22, 2024 Bridget Marrara | interworks.com

Typically, the customization of Top N filters in Tableau involves allowing the user to pick the number of records, or N, that shows in a visualization. What if we could add even more customization by allowing the user to pick the field that the To...

Data,filters,Tableau,TopN

Let people know that you see them and hear them

Nov 21, 2024 Steve Wexler | www.datarevelations.com

I hadn’t planned on founding Data Revelations in 2011. It was thrust upon me by a layoff. Out of work, I put a web site together and started blogging about visualizing survey data using Tableau. My hope was that these posts would help me land a co...

BusinessVisualizations,GeneralDiscussions,HealthandSocialIssues

Untangle Column-Information in Alteryx

Nov 20, 2024 Maria Maske | www.thedataschool.co.uk

A few weeks ago, I came across an exciting Alteryx Challenge that presented me with the challenge of having three different types of information in one column.As this phenomenon is not all too rare in data analysis, but often sounds easier than it...

Data,filters,Tableau,TopN

How to make a difference from selected graph

Nov 20, 2024 Bethan Donovan | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Today I will be working through how to produce a graph, where when selecting a point for a specific month, the bar chart beneath will show how the other months vary in sales from the selected.

Data,filters,Tableau,TopN

SVG to PNG Conversion with Wand and ImageMagick in Python

Nov 19, 2024 Salome Grasland | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When working with vector graphics, SVG files are often the format of choice. However, situations arise where you need rasterized versions of these files, such as PNGs, for compatibility or performance reasons.

Design,TableauTextTables

How to Pass the SnowPro Core Certification

Nov 19, 2024 Adrien Sourdille | www.thedataschool.co.uk

If you’re thinking about passing the SnowPro, here’s a guide to help you prepare, study effectively, and pass the exam, along with my personal insights on my experience.

Design,TableauTextTables

Exploring VizQL Data Service A First Look at the Developer Preview

Nov 19, 2024 Le Luu | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In the previous blogs, I shared how to extract data from API and parse JSON directly in Tableau Desktop. In those blogs, I talked about what is API, and JSON structure, and how to parse data from simple and complex JSON structures in Tableau Deskt...

Design,TableauTextTables

How to use Sets in your Analysis

Nov 18, 2024 Niklas Kubus | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Sets in Tableau are a powerful feature that allow us analysts to segment data dynamically and interactively. This blog post will dive into everything you need to know about Sets, covering their creation, functionality, and use cases so you can use...

Design,TableauTextTables

How To - Tableau Prep Wildcards Work Smarter Not Harder

Nov 18, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Pivoting a large number of columns is standard when analyzing survey data since surveys often store responses for each question in separate columns. Before analysis, the data needs to be reshaped, with question columns pivoted into rows to create ...

Design,TableauTextTables

Customer Feedback in an NPS score

Nov 18, 2024 Takhmina Pirmahmadova | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a widely used metric for measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Design,TableauTextTables

12 Tips for Awesome Tableau Text Tables

Nov 18, 2024 Ollie Linley | onenumber.biz

Do you ever get asked to build text tables for stakeholders? Do you feel like you could be driving more value than providing boring black and white text in rows and columns? 🫠

Design,TableauTextTables

Percent of Total Table Calculations in Tableau vs. Approach in Power BI

Nov 18, 2024 Darinka Markovic | interworks.com

This blog could well begin with a familiar dilemma for any data analyst, with two split messages: a) a Superman-like figure armed with what I’ve learned and thought I’ll need in my daily work b) a somewhat disappointed knowledge worker finding out...

Data,PowerBI,Tableau

InterWorks Celebrates Appointment to G-Cloud 14 Framework

Nov 18, 2024 Rowan Bradnum | interworks.com

Expanding our Public Sector Impact We’re excited to announce that InterWorks has been appointed to the G-Cloud 14 Framework, reinforcing our commitment to supporting public sector organisations with our extensive suite of data analytics and cloud ...

News,NHS,PublicSector

Tableau 2024.3 New Tableau-Safe Fonts

Nov 18, 2024 Ken Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

I’m so excited!!! With the release ofTableau 2024.3, Tableau now fully supports seven new fonts!!!  But wait, you say…when I buildsomething in Tableau today, I have lots of font options—hasn’t Tableau alwayssupported lots of different fonts? Well,...

Design,How-To,Tableau,TableauServerOnline

Projektmanagement im Kundenprojekt

Nov 17, 2024 Marcus Oberdiek | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Wir haben gerade unser letztes Kundenprojekt erfolgreich abgeschlossen, und ich möchte heute darüber berichten, wie ich meine Rolle als Projektmanager erlebt habe. In diesem Beitrag werde ich nicht detailliert darauf eingehen, wie ein Projekt konk...

Design,TableauTextTables

Entering into Power BI for Tableau Enthusiasts

Nov 17, 2024 Niklas Kubus | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Tableau is a pretty powerful visualization and dashboarding tool for us analysts and is pretty beloved here at The Information Lab, but not every client wants to use the same software as us and Microsofts Power BI seems to be on the rise. If you’v...

Design,TableauTextTables

No-Code Solutions for Embedding Tableau in Salesforce

Nov 15, 2024 Kate Crawford | www.thedataschool.co.uk

What are Salesforce Lightning Apps?

Design,TableauTextTables

Insight Out Understanding Tableaus Admin Insights

Nov 15, 2024 Cecily Santiago | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Recently, I worked on a project for a client using Tableau’s Admin Insights. The documentation provided by Tableau is sparse, so I had to experiment and investigate in order to understand the data sources I was working with. In particular, I worke...

Design,TableauTextTables

Datafam Europe Live Londons Top Attractions

Nov 15, 2024 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

This week’s #WOW2024 challenge was run live at the #Datafam Europe event in London and was a combo with the #PreppinData crew. If you want to have a go at shaping the data required for this challenge yourself, then check out the PreppinData challe...

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,Buffer,DataModelling,DISTANCE,filteractions,MAKEPOINT,MapLayers,ParameterActions,Rank,Spatial,TableCalculations,Week46

Highlighting Timeframes Tableau

Nov 14, 2024 Maria Maske | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Filtering is not always the solution! I came to this realisation during one of our last customer projects. The customer wanted to focus dynamically on chosen timeframes without filtering. In this way, it would be possible to compare the specific p...

Design,TableauTextTables

ReIntroducing Human Centered Content

Nov 14, 2024 Mark Cordeiro | interworks.com

Hey, blog readers! We’re taking a quick detour from your usual tech-oriented how-to-guides, podcast replays and company culture pieces to do a bit of housekeeping on the blog. I don’t want to waste your time with my propensity to yap on entirely t...

News,AI,ML

dbt Command Guide

Nov 13, 2024 Edward Hayter | www.thedataschool.co.uk

For SQL users venturing into dbt, writing models often feels intuitive. However, other aspects—like mastering dbt’s Jinja macros and using the dbt Command Line Interface (CLI) effectively—can present a steeper learning curve.

Design,TableauTextTables

Donut Charts Images Tableau

Nov 13, 2024 Maria Maske | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Heute dreht sich alles um den Donut. Konkret gesagt darum, wie ihr einen Donut-Diagramm mit einem Icon in der Mitte in Tableau erstellen könnt.

Design,TableauTextTables

SLOPE CHARTS

Nov 12, 2024 Otaro Namakwa | www.thedataschool.co.uk

SLOPE CHARTS

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

SEASONALITY

Nov 12, 2024 Otaro Namakwa | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Last week, we worked on a client project whose area of focus is to help companies optimize their procurement management in a cost effective and success-oriented way. The client needed us to visualize prepared offers for electricity and gas tariffs...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

How to create a Radial Bar Chart

Nov 12, 2024 Maria Maske | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Heute möchte ich mit Euch eine ganz besondere Form des Balken-Diagramms teilen, die ganz bestimmt ein Blickfang auf Euren Dashboard sein wird: das Radial Bar Chart.

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

InterWorks at Snowflake World Tour Sydney

Nov 12, 2024 Giovanna Brisotti | interworks.com

Today, we’re looking back on a fantastic day at the Snowflake World Tour in Sydney on October 29. The event kicked off with an inspiring opening keynote and included various breakout sessions covering topics like data foundations, AI acceleration ...

News,Events,Snowflake,Sydney

WOW2024 W46 DataFam Europe Live

Nov 11, 2024 Lorna Brown | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Introduction

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

N Last Months Filter Tableau

Nov 11, 2024 Maria Maske | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Eine der essenziellen Funktionen von Tableau ist es Daten nach den Wünschen des Users zu filtern. Jedoch sind einige Filter-Möglichkeiten einfacher als andere in Tableau darzustellen. Habt ihr Euch zum Beispiel schon mal gefragt, wie ihr nicht nur...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

How to - Jitter Plot and how to spot outliers in a sea of data

Nov 11, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Jitter plots are a powerful tool for identifying outliers, especially when analyzing data with overlapping points. By spreading data points slightly, jittering helps reveal hidden clusters and stand-out values that usually go unnoticed. In this tu...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

Crush the Alteryx Core Exam A Pep Talk for Success

Nov 11, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

In my Data School training, certifications are a key part of proving our skills to clients. Obtaining those certifications builds trust, showing clients we’re knowledgeable in the tools we use. The first certification we had to achieve was the Alt...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

Embedding Social Media in Tableau Part 2

Nov 11, 2024 Ken Flerlage (noreply@blogger.com) | www.flerlagetwins.com

InMarch, 2023, I wrote a blog about embeddingsocial media in Tableau. In that post, I covered embedding Instagram, LinkedIn,Facebook, and Twitter posts, as well as Twitter feeds. Since then, I’vediscovered ways to embed additional social media con...

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,Annotations,deselectmarks,DynamicZoneVisibility,filteractions,Floating,MeasureNames,ParameterActions,roundedborder,Transparency,Week45

How to Import Custom Colours in Tableau

Nov 10, 2024 Dan Booth | www.thedataschool.co.uk

I have recently finished my first personal project since joining the Data School. My project involved creating a dashboard which analysed the success of new Manchester United Manager, Ruben Amorim, at his previous club Sporting Lisbon.

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

How To - Tableau Desktop Map Layers

Nov 10, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Before Tableau introduced map layers, using dual-axis maps was a common workaround to simulate a multi-layered effect and combining diverse information in one view. However, this method was limited to only two layers. With the introduction of map ...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

How Storytelling helped me land this job Part1

Nov 10, 2024 Davy Ly | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When I was preparing for the final Data School interview, I knew I would face a tough challenge. Part of the interview process involved building a Tableau dashboard with a new dataset. The task was both exciting and nerve wracking, especially sinc...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

JSON Parse Tool in Alteryx 2024.2

Nov 8, 2024 Le Luu | www.thedataschool.co.uk

At the time that I am writing this blog, Alteryx Designer just updated the latest version to 2024.2. If you haven’t updated it yet, click on this link to download and update Alteryx Designer to the latest version. Many updated features in this lat...

AuthorExperience,Engineering,Intermediate,TableauDesktop,TipsTricks

InterWorks Blog Roundup October 2024

Nov 8, 2024 Mark Cordeiro | interworks.com

In the newsletter I usually send out at the end of the month for the blog (which you can subscribe to via the banner at the bottom of the page), I filled the intro with Halloween-themed puns that, quite frankly, were frighteningly spooktacular. I ...

Data,BlogRoundup,Tableau,ThoughtSpot

Can you switch a dashboard theme

Nov 8, 2024 Donna Coles | donnacoles.home.blog

This week’s #WOW2024 challenge was a guest post by Tomoki Goda. The main focus of the challenge was to be able to switch between light and dark mode, but there’s so much more going on, this blog could take a while! I also have to admit, I didn’t m...

WorkoutWednesday,WOW2024,Annotations,deselectmarks,DynamicZoneVisibility,filteractions,Floating,MeasureNames,ParameterActions,roundedborder,Transparency,Week45

Easy way to add more analytical context to your KPIs

Nov 7, 2024 Niklas Kubus | www.thedataschool.co.uk

When we are working on making dashboards as impactful as possible, to truely support the executives making well thought out descicions in a faster and more precise manner, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) play an important role. They tell a bigge...

AuthorExperience,Engineering,Intermediate,TableauDesktop,TipsTricks

Reflections On My First Month At The Data School

Nov 6, 2024 Priya Kondola | www.thedataschool.co.uk

They warn you on your first day of the data school that it goes by very quickly. I now understand what they mean as the first month of training has flown by. From barely knowing anything about dashboards apart from what I learnt throughout my appl...

AuthorExperience,Engineering,Intermediate,TableauDesktop,TipsTricks

Order of operations in Tableau

Nov 6, 2024 Dan Booth | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Understanding the order of operations in Tableau is crucial for ensuring that data is processed and visualised accurately. This blog will demonstrate the importance of this through the use of context filters. 

AuthorExperience,Engineering,Intermediate,TableauDesktop,TipsTricks

What did it take to get into DSDE8

Nov 5, 2024 Peter Gamble-Beresford | www.thedataschool.co.uk

Due to an unexpectedly eventful summer, this one is a little late! As I type DSDE8 are hard at work on a particularly interesting client project, involving lots of spatial data, the results of which have real-world physical implications in a large...

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