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Mastering Tableau 2023 - Fourth Edition

By : Marleen Meier
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Mastering Tableau 2023 - Fourth Edition

By: Marleen Meier

Overview of this book

This edition of the bestselling Tableau guide will teach you how to leverage Tableau's newest features and offerings in various paradigms of the BI domain. Updated with fresh topics, including the newest features in Tableau Server, Prep, and Desktop, as well as up-to-date examples, this book will take you from mastering essential Tableau concepts to advance functionalities. A chapter on data governance has also been added. Throughout this book, you'll learn how to use Tableau Hyper files and Prep Builder to easily perform data preparation and handling, as well as complex joins, spatial joins, unions, and data blending tasks using practical examples. You'll also get to grips with executing data densification and explore other expert-level examples to help you with calculations, mapping, and visual design using Tableau extensions. Later chapters will teach you all about improving dashboard performance, connecting to Tableau Server, and understanding data visualization with examples. Finally, you'll cover advanced use cases, such as self-service analysis, time series analysis, geo-spatial analysis, and how to connect Tableau to Python and R to implement programming functionalities within Tableau. By the end of this book, you'll have mastered Tableau 2023 and be able to tackle common and advanced challenges in the BI domain.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

Data governance in Tableau

Tableau provides a range of features and capabilities that aid in supporting data governance initiatives within an organization, acting as a complementary tool that aligns with data governance principles.

Many of the following features are only available when buying the data management add-on for Tableau Server (https://www.tableau.com/products/data-management). Please be aware of this while reading the rest of this chapter.

Data source connectivity

Tableau’s data source connectivity allows organizations to set up centralized data governance by connecting to diverse data sources, promoting a trusted and curated approach to data management.

Data source connectivity makes it easier to adhere to the GDPR principle of integrity and confidentiality because data is stored securely, and access can be controlled.

Data access controls

Tableau enables administrators to manage user access to data sources and dashboards, implementing...