You spend a lot of time and resources on Tableau. Now the time has come to combine datasets. Need to merge Excel files or an SPSS file? How about consolidating multiple data sources into one tableau data source or combining external data with internal data? Save time and effort with this ...
Depending on the type of data you're connected to, you can perform routine management tasks like hiding multiple columns at once or quickly renaming columns. Change the location of your data source in a workbook As you work with data in your workbook, there may come a time when you need ...
If you have fields that contain the same values but are named differently, you can easily merge them to combine them into one by dragging one field on top of the other. When you merge the fields, the field name of the target field persists. Example: Wildcard union results in 3 fields ...
For self-service data preparation, Tableau Prep Builder and Tableau Prep Conductor, should be used to combine multiple sources of data and automate on a schedule. Tableau Prep has multiple output types to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud, including CSV, Hyper, and TDE (Versions 2024.2 and earlier...
Cleaning Data: Splitting combined data into multiple columns Create IF calculations, Rounding Numbers, Absolute Formula How to extract letters/numbers from left and right side of text Trimming extra spaces Quick Table Calculations: Running Total, Percent of Total, Rank Build maps in seconds using the...
Combine Sets into more Sets Use Sets as filters Create Sets via Formulas Control Sets with Parameters Control Reference Lines with Parameters Use multiple fields in the colour property Create highly interactive Dashboards Develop an intrinsic understanding of how table calculations work ...
When we analyze data in Tableau, we need it to be tidy. Each column should have a single unique meaning. So what do you do when your field meanings aren’t unique? When multiple columns means the same thing, you can use pivot.
You may need to combine multiple data sources together or pivot your data from columns to rows so that Tableau can evaluate it properly. One way to overcome this challenge is to envision what the data pane in Tableau Desktop should look like. Do you have multiple columns with the same ...
This type of map is useful any time you want to combine two maps into one to help provide additional context that would not be available when showing only one map or the other. One of the best real-life use cases we have seen for a dual-axis map in Tableau was when a partner wanted...
(geography in this case) into one ‘combined’ field (2) to create a useable hierarchy that when used in the Marks Card and/or on Columns or Rows – displays a + sign in which the hierarchy can easily be expanded (going to a lower level of detail as structured in the hierarchy) by...