As part of Tableau Questions and Answers series, I am asking questions related to Tableau and data warehousing concepts, for this post I am asking about LOD calculations. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ——————————————————————————– Tableau Question 7. What is LOD (Level of detail) calculation? Leave your answers in […]
Month: September 2016
Regular calculation vs Table calculation in Tableau ?
As part of Tableau Questions and Answers series, I am asking questions related to Tableau and data warehousing concepts. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ——————————————————————————– Tableau Question 6. What is the difference between a Regular calculation and a Table calculation in Tableau? Leave your answers in the […]
How Tableau connects to data

Tableau can connect to a variety of datasources in different ways. We will show you how Tableau connects to data. Tableau provides native connections to multiple datasources. Tableau can connect to the following datasources 1. Tableau can connect to datasources directly by creating a connection. 2. Tableau can connect to datasources as Live or Extract 3. Extract […]
How to create a stack chart in Tableau

Knowing how to create a stack chart in Tableau is useful in comparing measures in a category. I will use Tableau provided Sample-SuperStore.xls as my datasource. Please visit how to connect to excel data source in Tableau to learn about connecting to data. Create a Bar chart using Region and Sales. I get a bar […]