Requirements for a Tableau dashboard

As part of  Tableau Questions and Answers series, I am asking questions related to Tableau and data warehousing concepts. On of these is the requirements for a Tableau dashboard. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ——————————————————————————- I have data in the excel sheet, with the following fields […]

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Steps to start a dashboarding project using Tableau

As part of  Tableau Questions and Answers series, I am asking questions related to Tableau and data warehousing concepts. One question is what are steps to start a dashboarding  project using Tableau.  I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ————————– Can you please let me know what all […]

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Why 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. —————————————————————– I am looking for a BI solution for my fictitious company AWC Inc. My objective is to know the status for […]

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LOD calculations

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 […]

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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 […]

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Scatter Chart ?

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 4.  In what scenarios scatter chart should be used ?   Leave your answers in the comment section below. […]

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TDS vs TDSX ?

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 the difference between TDS vs TDSX. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ——————————————————————————– Tableau Question 3.  What is the difference between […]

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TWB vs TWBX ?

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 TWB vs TWBX. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ———————————————————————————— Tableau Question 2.  What is the difference between Twb and Twbx […]

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Dimensions and Measures ?

As part of  Tableau Questions and Answers series, I am asking questions related to Tableau and data warehousing concepts relating to dimensions and measures. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments. ————————————————————————————- Tableau Question 1.  What are Dimensions and Measures ? Leave your answers in the comment section below.

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