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How to Handle Null Values in Tableau

2020-10-262020-10-26 by Andrew Watson

There are numerous ways to handle Null values in Tableau. Common requests include how to replace Null with zero and how to handle Null dates. …

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Tableau Conditional Alerts using Subscriptions

2020-10-262020-10-15 by Andrew Watson

Are you finding standard Tableau Alerts aren’t as flexible as you need? Looking for an alternative way to trigger conditional alerts in Tableau? Out of …

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Use Set Action for Viz in Tooltip Grand Totals

2020-10-182020-10-12 by Andrew Watson

Have you noticed that your Tableau viz in tooltip is not working for grand totals? See how the Grand Total viz in tooltip doesn’t filter? …

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How to create transparent images for Tableau

2020-10-142020-10-07 by Andrew Watson

Having a transparent background is often important for images used on a Tableau dashboard. PNG is the correct image format for transparent images. Sometimes an …

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Number of Records is missing in Tableau

2020-10-092020-10-05 by Andrew Watson

Have you noticed the Number of Records field in Tableau has disappeared? If not you’re using a version of Tableau pre-2020.2. The release of Tableau …

Boolean makes your Tableau faster – true or false?

2020-10-282020-09-11 by Andrew Watson

The Boolean data type is the most efficient for Tableau to process. Yet it is very under-used. It seems many developers do not make proper …

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How to automatically resize tables on a Tableau dashboard

2020-10-092020-09-03 by Andrew Watson

Do you have a table on a Tableau dashboard that you need to automatically resize dependent on the number of rows within the table? Maybe …

Sheet swapping in Tableau

2020-10-262020-05-20 by Andrew Watson

This article shows two different techniques of how to do sheet swapping in Tableau. Sheet swapping is where sheets are hidden/displayed (swapped!) depending on user …

Tableau Scaffolding Dates – Calculating Deferred Revenue

2020-10-282020-05-13 by Andrew Watson

There are a small number of use cases where Tableau scaffolding is the solution. In Tableau, scaffolding dates is used to “fill in” missing dates, …

How to remove the abc column in Tableau

2020-10-182020-05-04 by Andrew Watson

How to remove the abc column may be the most commonly asked Tableau question. Hiding the abc column in Tableau is one of those tasks …