In Tableau, when you load data with geographical locations, Tableau automatically generates Latitude and Longitude for these geographical fields. These Latitude(generated) and Longitude(generated) fields are used to create a Map. I will show you how to plot specific addresses on a map in Tableau. These generated Latitude and Longitudes are good for Country, State, County […]
Branding of Tableau Server
Branding of Tableau server involves changing the look and feel of the application according to your corporate requirements. In Tableau, Branding is available only at the Server level. Site level branding is not available. Branding of Tableau Server The following types of changes can be done to the Tableau Server Change the Tableau server name […]
Implementing Tableau Server
An efficiently performing Server is a key for success in any visualization application. This book acts as a step-by-step guide for implementing Tableau Server. It provides A-Z details, from Installation, Managing Content, Security to Branding and much more. It also gives you a good insight into command line utilities. The book provides plenty of exercises […]
Tableau Javascript API Example
This article is a supporting blog for Chapter -11 JavaScript API in the book Implementing Tableau Server. Using javascript API, you can embed Tableau visualization in a webpage. You will get the same interactivity as you will get in Tableau Server or Tableau desktop. To show an example on how to integrate Tableau public […]
Joins in Tableau
In the last block we saw Joins in SQL. In this blog, we will see how to do Joins in Tableau. Joins in Tableau Tableau uses 4 types of Joins: Step 1: Create an Excel file by naming the file “Sample.xlsx and Create two sheets with Table 1 and Table 2. Step 2: Launch Tableau […]
Joins in SQL
Joins in SQL are used to combine two or more tables. It returns the matching rows from the combined tables by using reference column in both the tables. Types of Joins: Inner Join: Inner join or Equi-join, returns rows from the both the tables based on the matching values of the columns. Example: Below we […]
How to Create Custom Color palette in Tableau – Part 2
In Part 1 of how to Create Custom Color palette in Tableau , we learned that in Tableau we can create two types of Color Palettes Regular – Used for Dimensions and Discrete Fields Sequential – Used for Measures or Continuous Fields Creating Custom Sequential Color Palette: Step 1: We have created the Custom Regular […]
How to Create Custom Color Palette in Tableau – Part 1
Tableau provides awesome visualizations and color palettes. I will show you how to create custom color palette in Tableau. Tableau provides multiple color palettes, but in case you have to create your own custom color palette, use preferences.tps file. Why use Preferences.tps file ? Prefrences.tps file can be used to create consistent colors across the […]
Tableau 10 for Beginners – Book
Tableau 10 provides more power to the developer and business user in the world of Data Analytics. Tableau 10 for Beginners covers Tableau 10 concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. It provides ample exercises.Sample workbooks are available on Tableau public for download. Dataset and workbooks can also be downloaded from LearnTableauPublic.com. Visit Book resource tab on […]
Tableau developer – First few days at work
Congratulations!!! your dream came true and you have been hired as a Tableau developer. Now you need to know things to be successful and to provide value to your client. a. Get a licensed copy of Tableau desktop Tableau desktop is used for developing sheets, dashboards and data story. Tableau offers two weeks of trail version, […]