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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By : Tristan Guillevin
Book Image

Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By: Tristan Guillevin

Overview of this book

Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence tools used worldwide, in organizations of every scale. In its latest release, Tableau 2018 promises richer and more useful features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x will get you up and running with these features. The book starts with all the new functionalities of the different Tableau 2018 versions, along with concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, don't worry! The rest of the book will guide you through each major aspect of Tableau with examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and share it online. In the final chapters, you'll also learn advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join, data blending, and more. By the end of the book, you will have a firm understanding of how to effectively use Tableau to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient business intelligence solutions.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Catching Up with Tableau 2018
Index

Before we start


For this chapter, we'll use the saved Data Source, Sample-Superstore, again. As the focus is on the Dashboard, the examples will start as if three Worksheets were already built. The Worksheets are the following:

  • Sales and Profit by Sub-CategorySub-Category in Rows, Sales in Columns, and Profit in Color, as illustrated here:
  • Profit EvolutionContinuousQuarter of Order Date in Columns and Profit in Rows, as illustrated here:
  • Profit by State: A Map of each State with Profit in Color, as illustrated here:

You can download the ZIP file Dashboard Start from the Chapter 8: Create Powerful Dashboards and Stories section of my website, book.ladataviz.com (or, browse to https://ladataviz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dashboard-Start.twbx_.zip). When you unzip the file, you'll find a Tableau Package Workbook that contains the three Worksheets. However, don't hesitate to recreate them yourself to practice!