Index
A
- Access data source
- connecting to / Connecting to data in Access
- actions
- about / How actions work
- filter actions / How actions work
- highlight actions / How actions work
- URL actions / How actions work
- addressing
- about / Addressing and partitioning
- advanced / Advanced addressing and partitioning
- At the Level option / Advanced addressing and partitioning
- Restarting Every… option / Advanced addressing and partitioning
- dimensions / Advanced addressing and partitioning
- ad hoc calculations
- about / Ad hoc calculations
- advanced visualizations
- comparison / Comparing values across different dimensions
- dates and times / Visualizing dates and times
- parts of whole / Relating parts of the data to the whole
- distributions / Visualizing distributions
- multiple axes / Visualizing multiple axes to compare different measures
- aggregate-level calculations
- about / Three levels of calculation
- example / An aggregate-level example
- fixed / An aggregate-level example
- include / An aggregate-level example
- exclude / An aggregate-level example
- versus row-level calculations / Row level or aggregate – why does it matter?
- area charts
- about / Area charts
- example / Area charts
- creating / Area charts
B
- background images
- using / Using background images
- bar charts
- about / Bar charts
- creating / Bar charts
- horizontal bar chart / Bar charts, Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
- extending, for deeper analysis / Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
- stacked bar chart / Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
- bar chart variations
- about / Bar chart variations
- bullet chart / Bullet charts – showing progress toward a goal
- bar-in-bar chart / The bar-in-bar chart
- single category, highlighting / Highlighting a single category
- box and whisker plots
- about / Box and whisker plots
- adding / Box and whisker plots
C
- calculations
- creating / Creating and editing calculations
- editing / Creating and editing calculations
- levels / Three levels of calculation
- row-level calculations / Three levels of calculation
- aggregate-level calculations / Three levels of calculation
- table calculations / Three levels of calculation
- practical examples / Practical examples of calculations and parameters
- ad hoc calculations / Ad hoc calculations
- performance considerations / Performance considerations
- circle charts
- about / Circle charts
- creating / Circle charts
- jittering / Jittering
- jitter, adding / Jittering
- combination charts
- about / Combination charts
- comparison
- values, across different dimensions / Comparing values across different dimensions
- bar charts / Bar charts
- bar chart variations / Bar chart variations
- connection sharing, example / An example of customizing and sharing a connection
- context filters
- continuous field
- controls
- dynamically showing / Dynamically showing and hiding other controls
- hiding / Dynamically showing and hiding other controls
- cube (.cub) files
- about / Shortcuts for connecting to data
D
- dashboard
- about / Bringing everything together in a dashboard, Dashboard objectives
- options / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
- visible worksheets, listing / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
- multiple additional objects, listing / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
- building / Building your dashboard
- objectives / Dashboard objectives
- example / Example – is least profitable always unprofitable?
- dashboard, objectives
- guided analysis / Dashboard objectives
- exploratory / Dashboard objectives
- scorecard / status snapshot / Dashboard objectives
- narrative / Dashboard objectives
- data
- sharing, with Tableau Server users / Sharing data with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
- sharing, with Tableau Online users / Sharing data with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
- sharing, with Tableau Public users / Sharing data with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
- data blending
- about / Blending data sources
- example / A blending example
- data connection
- about / Connecting to data
- performing / Connecting to data
- in file / Connecting to data in a file
- customizing / Connecting to data in a file
- on server / Connecting to data on a server
- in cloud / Connecting to data in the cloud
- shortcuts / Shortcuts for connecting to data
- data densification / Last occurrence
- data filtering
- about / Filtering data
- at source / Filtering data
- discrete fields, filtering / Filtering discrete (blue) fields
- continuous fields, filtering / Filtering continuous (green) fields
- dates, filtering / Filtering dates
- options / Other filtering options
- data source
- about / Metadata and sharing data source connections
- customizing / Customizing a data source
- sharing / Sharing a data source
- blending / Blending data sources
- data structure
- about / Structuring data for Tableau
- tall data / Good structure – tall and narrow instead of short and wide
- wide data / Good structure – tall and narrow instead of short and wide
- star schema / Good structure – star schemas (data mart / data warehouse)
- issues / Dealing with data structure issues
- in Tableau connections / Restructuring data in Tableau connections
- incorrect detail level, working with / Working with an incorrect level of detail
- advanced fixes / An overview of advanced fixes for data problems
- data visualization
- about / Visualizing data
- bar charts / Bar charts
- line charts / Line charts
- geographic visualizations / Geographic visualizations
- Show Me toolbar, using / Using Show Me
- Data window, calculations
- features / Creating and editing calculations
- date field, dates and time visualization
- Date Part / The built-in date hierarchy
- Date Value / The built-in date hierarchy
- Exact Date / The built-in date hierarchy
- dates and time visualization
- about / Visualizing dates and times
- built-in date hierarchy / The built-in date hierarchy
- date field / The built-in date hierarchy
- variations / Variations in date and time visualizations
- Gantt charts / Gantt charts
- Dimensions
- direction
- about / Scope and direction
- options / Scope and direction
- working with / Working with scope and direction
- discrete field
- distributions
- about / Distributions
- distribution visualization
- about / Visualizing distributions
- circle charts / Circle charts
- box and whisker plots / Box and whisker plots
- histogram / Histograms
- dual axis
E
- ETL / Structuring data for Tableau
- example, dashboard
- views, building / Building the views
- dashboard framework, creating / Creating the dashboard framework
- actions, implementing / Implementing actions to tell the story
- regional scorecard / Example – a regional scorecard
- exporting
- about / Exporting
- extracts
- working with / Working with extracts instead of live connections
- creating / Creating extracts
- configuring / Creating extracts
- using / Using extracts, When to use an extract
- performance / Performance
- portability / Portability and security
- security / Portability and security
F
- field-level formatting
- about / Field-level formatting
- filled maps, geographic visualizations
- about / Filled maps
- filter actions
- about / How actions work, Filter actions
- editing / Filter actions
- setting / Filter actions
- example / Filter actions
- forecasting
- about / Forecasting
- formatting
- about / Formatting considerations
- working / How formatting works in Tableau
- workbook level / How formatting works in Tableau
- story level / How formatting works in Tableau
- dashboard level / How formatting works in Tableau
- worksheet level / How formatting works in Tableau
- rich text formatting / How formatting works in Tableau
- worksheet-level formatting / Worksheet-level formatting
- field-level formatting / Field-level formatting
- options / Additional formatting options
- full outer join
- about / Joining tables
G
- Gantt chart
- about / Gantt charts
- using / Gantt charts
- geographic view
- customizing / Customizing a geographic view
- geographic visualizations
- about / Geographic visualizations
- filled maps / Filled maps
- symbol maps / Symbol maps
- Google Analytics connection
- about / Connecting to data in the cloud
- granularity / Structuring data for Tableau
H
- highlight actions
- about / How actions work, Highlight actions
- histogram
- about / Histograms
- creating / Histograms
I
- iframes
- about / URL actions
- inner join
- about / Joining tables
J
- jittering
- about / Jittering
- joins
- about / Joins and blends
- blends / Joins and blends
- table, joining / Joining tables
- inner / Joining tables
- left / Joining tables
- right / Joining tables
- full outer / Joining tables
L
- left join
- about / Joining tables
- level of detail / Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
- level of detail (LOD) / Working with an incorrect level of detail
- level of detail calculations / An aggregate-level example
- line charts
- about / Line charts
- time-series chart / Line charts
- extending, for deeper analysis / Extending line charts for deeper analysis
- linking fields
- about / Blending data sources
- live connection
M
- main workspace
- about / Connecting to data in Access
- menu / Connecting to data in Access
- toolbar / Connecting to data in Access
- sidebar / Connecting to data in Access
- drag and drop data fields / Connecting to data in Access
- canvas / Connecting to data in Access
- tabs / Connecting to data in Access
- status bar / Connecting to data in Access
- mapping
- techniques / Mapping techniques
- standard geographic data, supplementing / Supplementing the standard geographic data
- geographic view, customizing / Customizing a geographic view
- tips / Some final mapping tips
- materialized fields
- about / Using extracts
- Measure Names / The bar-in-bar chart
- Measures
- Measure Values / The bar-in-bar chart
- metadata
- models, trend
- about / Trend models
- Linear / Trend models
- Logarithmic / Trend models
- Exponential / Trend models
- Polynomial / Trend models
- analyzing / Analyzing trend models
- multiple axes visualization
- about / Visualizing multiple axes to compare different measures
- scatterplot / Scatterplots
- dual axis / Dual Axis
- combination charts / Combination charts
N
- non-Cartesian chart types / Treemaps
P
- parameters
- about / Parameters
- creating / Creating parameters
- creation interface / Creating parameters
- features, of creation interface / Creating parameters
- partitioning
- about / Addressing and partitioning
- advanced / Advanced addressing and partitioning
- parts of whole visualization
- about / Relating parts of the data to the whole
- stacked bars / Stacked bars
- treemaps / Treemaps
- area charts / Area charts
- pie charts / Pie charts
- pie charts
- about / Pie charts
- creating / Pie charts
- practical examples, calculations
- about / Practical examples of calculations and parameters
- data issues, fixing / Fixing data issues
- data, exporting / Extending the data
- user experience, enhancing / Enhancing user experience, analysis, and visualizations
- analysis, enhancing / Enhancing user experience, analysis, and visualizations
- visualizations, enhancing / Enhancing user experience, analysis, and visualizations
- data blending / Achieving flexibility with data blends
- presenting
- about / Presenting
- printing
- about / Printing
Q
- quick table calculations / Quick table calculations
R
- regional scorecard
- creating / Example – a regional scorecard
- right join
- about / Joining tables
- row-level calculations
- about / Three levels of calculation
- example / A row-level example
- versus aggregate-level calculations / Row level or aggregate – why does it matter?
S
- scatterplot
- about / Scatterplots
- scope
- about / Scope and direction
- options / Scope and direction
- working with / Working with scope and direction
- security considerations, extracts
- about / Portability and security
- sets
- leveraging, to answer complex questions / Leveraging sets to answer complex questions
- complex questions, answering / Answering complex questions
- sheet selection
- sheet swapping
- Show Me toolbar
- about / Using Show Me
- features / Using Show Me
- example / Using Show Me
- stacked bars
- about / Stacked bars
- star schema
- story points
- about / Story points
- example / Story points
- surrogate key / Good structure – star schemas (data mart / data warehouse)
- symbol map, geographic visualizations
- about / Symbol maps
T
- Tableau
- Access data, connecting to / Connecting to data in Access
- main workspace / Connecting to data in Access
- data, visualizing / Visualizing data
- dashboard / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
- formatting, working / How formatting works in Tableau
- URL, for Viz of the Day / Story points
- trends / Trends
- distributions / Distributions
- forecasting / Forecasting
- data structure / Structuring data for Tableau
- poorly shaped data, in visualizations / Working with poorly shaped data in visualizations
- presenting / Presenting
- printing / Printing
- exporting / Exporting
- Tableau connections
- data structure / Restructuring data in Tableau connections
- Tableau Data Extract (TDE) / Connecting to data on a server
- Tableau Data Source (TDS) file / Sharing a data source
- Tableau Desktop
- workbook, sharing with users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
- Tableau Online users
- publishing to / Publishing to Tableau Server and Tableau Online
- Tableau Packaged Workbook (TWBX) file
- about / Portability and security
- Tableau paradigm
- about / The Tableau paradigm
- example / A simple example
- Tableau Public
- publishing to / Publishing to Tableau Public
- Tableau Reader
- workbook, sharing with users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
- Tableau Server
- publishing to / Publishing to Tableau Server and Tableau Online
- interacting with / Interacting with Tableau Server
- used, for distribution options / Additional distribution options using Tableau Server
- Tableau Workbook (TWB) file
- about / Portability and security
- table calculations
- about / Three levels of calculation, An overview of table calculations
- aggregation / An overview of table calculations
- filtering / An overview of table calculations
- late filtering / An overview of table calculations
- performance / An overview of table calculations
- creating / Creating and editing table calculations
- editing / Creating and editing table calculations
- quick table calculations / Quick table calculations
- advanced / Advanced table calculations
- table calculations, advanced
- Metatable functions / Advanced table calculations
- Lookup and previous value / Advanced table calculations
- Running functions / Advanced table calculations
- Window functions / Advanced table calculations
- Rank functions / Advanced table calculations
- R script functions / Advanced table calculations
- Total function / Advanced table calculations
- practical examples / Practical examples
- table calculations, examples
- Moving Average / Moving Average
- ranking, within higher levels / Ranking within higher levels
- late filtering / Late filtering
- last occurrence / Last occurrence
- tables
- joining / Joining tables
- tall data
- time-series chart
- about / Line charts
- TQL (Tableau Query Language)
- about / The Tableau paradigm
- treemaps
- trend
- about / Trends
- lines, customizing / Customizing trend lines
- models / Trend models
- models, analyzing / Analyzing trend models
U
- URL actions
- about / How actions work, URL actions
V
- visible fields
- about / Creating extracts
- visualizations
- building / Foundations for building visualizations
- example / Foundations for building visualizations
- value, adding / Adding value to visualizations
- tooltips / Tooltips
- poorly shaped data, working with / Working with poorly shaped data in visualizations
- VizQL
- about / The Tableau paradigm
- benefits / The Tableau paradigm
W
- wide data
- workbook
- sharing, with Tableau Desktop users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
- sharing, with Tableau Reader users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
- workbook (.twb)
- about / Portability and security
- worksheet-level formatting
- about / Worksheet-level formatting