Bullet Chart in Tableau
The Tableau Bullet Chart is one of the most useful chart types in the corporate environment. A Bullet Graph is a standard bar chart and …
Developing a Business Intelligence Roadmap
In the early stages of any large scale Insights / BI / Management Information (choose whichever term suits) it’s important to provide a roadmap. Stakeholders …
Basic Maps in Tableau
I’ve been meaning to write about the maps in Tableau for some time now as I’m really impressed with how they look, how easy they …
Tableau Dynamic Linked Parameters
The first thing to tell you is this isn’t possible, one of the few weaknesses in Tableau. I wanted to set up two parameters in …
Create a chart in seconds using Show Me in Tableau
One of the most powerful features of Tableau is the Show Me! button. To a beginner it can suggest the optimal chart type based on …
Tableau Create Bins from a Calculated Field
In Tableau, do you want to create bins from a calculated field? This post will show you how to create bins from a measure calculated …
What Makes A Good Business Intelligence Analyst
What makes a good business intelligence analyst? I hear this question a lot. “Business Analyst” means different things to different people, it can cover a …
Link Tableau to SSRS
Use a Tableau URL action to link Tableau to SSRS, enabling users to click through from Tableau to SSRS. Passing parameters into the URL even …
Report Design – turn data into information
The purpose of reports is to convey information. A report is one of the only user-facing steps when converting data into useful information. Reports and …
Report Design – Design Reports for the Audience
For reports to have good usage they should have appropriate design and structure. When designing reports think about the audience and the questions they are …