Index

A

• Access data source
  • connecting to / Connecting to data in Access
• actions
  • about / How actions work
  • filter actions / How actions work
  • highlight actions / How actions work
  • URL actions / How actions work
• addressing
  • about / Addressing and partitioning
  • advanced / Advanced addressing and partitioning
  • At the Level option / Advanced addressing and partitioning
  • Restarting Every… option / Advanced addressing and partitioning
  • dimensions / Advanced addressing and partitioning
• ad hoc calculations
  • about / Ad hoc calculations
• advanced visualizations
  • comparison / Comparing values across different dimensions
  • dates and times / Visualizing dates and times
  • parts of whole / Relating parts of the data to the whole
  • distributions / Visualizing distributions
  • multiple axes / Visualizing multiple axes to compare different measures
• aggregate-level calculations
  • about / Three levels of calculation
  • example / An aggregate-level example
  • fixed / An aggregate-level example
  • include / An aggregate-level example
  • exclude / An aggregate-level example
  • versus row-level calculations / Row level or aggregate – why does it matter?
• area charts
  • about / Area charts
  • example / Area charts
  • creating / Area charts

B

• background images
  • using / Using background images
• bar charts
  • about / Bar charts
  • creating / Bar charts
  • horizontal bar chart / Bar charts, Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
  • extending, for deeper analysis / Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
  • stacked bar chart / Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
• bar chart variations
  • about / Bar chart variations
  • bullet chart / Bullet charts – showing progress toward a goal
  • bar-in-bar chart / The bar-in-bar chart
  • single category, highlighting / Highlighting a single category
• box and whisker plots
  • about / Box and whisker plots
  • adding / Box and whisker plots

C

• calculations
  • creating / Creating and editing calculations
  • editing / Creating and editing calculations
  • levels / Three levels of calculation
  • row-level calculations / Three levels of calculation
  • aggregate-level calculations / Three levels of calculation
  • table calculations / Three levels of calculation
  • practical examples / Practical examples of calculations and parameters
  • ad hoc calculations / Ad hoc calculations
  • performance considerations / Performance considerations
• circle charts
  • about / Circle charts
  • creating / Circle charts
  • jittering / Jittering
  • jitter, adding / Jittering
• combination charts
  • about / Combination charts
• comparison
  • values, across different dimensions / Comparing values across different dimensions
  • bar charts / Bar charts
  • bar chart variations / Bar chart variations
• connection sharing, example / An example of customizing and sharing a connection
• context filters
  • about / Implementing actions to tell the story
• continuous field
  • about / Foundations for building visualizations
• controls
  • dynamically showing / Dynamically showing and hiding other controls
  • hiding / Dynamically showing and hiding other controls
• cube (.cub) files
  • about / Shortcuts for connecting to data

D

• dashboard
  • about / Bringing everything together in a dashboard, Dashboard objectives
  • options / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
  • visible worksheets, listing / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
  • multiple additional objects, listing / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
  • building / Building your dashboard
  • objectives / Dashboard objectives
  • example / Example – is least profitable always unprofitable?
• dashboard, objectives
  • guided analysis / Dashboard objectives
  • exploratory / Dashboard objectives
  • scorecard / status snapshot / Dashboard objectives
  • narrative / Dashboard objectives
• data
  • sharing, with Tableau Server users / Sharing data with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
  • sharing, with Tableau Online users / Sharing data with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
  • sharing, with Tableau Public users / Sharing data with users of Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and Tableau Public
• data blending
  • about / Blending data sources
  • example / A blending example
• data connection
  • about / Connecting to data
  • performing / Connecting to data
  • in file / Connecting to data in a file
  • customizing / Connecting to data in a file
  • on server / Connecting to data on a server
  • in cloud / Connecting to data in the cloud
  • shortcuts / Shortcuts for connecting to data
• data densification / Last occurrence
• data filtering
  • about / Filtering data
  • at source / Filtering data
  • discrete fields, filtering / Filtering discrete (blue) fields
  • continuous fields, filtering / Filtering continuous (green) fields
  • dates, filtering / Filtering dates
  • options / Other filtering options
• data source
  • about / Metadata and sharing data source connections
  • customizing / Customizing a data source
  • sharing / Sharing a data source
  • blending / Blending data sources
• data structure
  • about / Structuring data for Tableau
  • tall data / Good structure – tall and narrow instead of short and wide
  • wide data / Good structure – tall and narrow instead of short and wide
  • star schema / Good structure – star schemas (data mart / data warehouse)
  • issues / Dealing with data structure issues
  • in Tableau connections / Restructuring data in Tableau connections
  • incorrect detail level, working with / Working with an incorrect level of detail
  • advanced fixes / An overview of advanced fixes for data problems
• data visualization
  • about / Visualizing data
  • bar charts / Bar charts
  • line charts / Line charts
  • geographic visualizations / Geographic visualizations
  • Show Me toolbar, using / Using Show Me
• Data window, calculations
  • features / Creating and editing calculations
• date field, dates and time visualization
  • Date Part / The built-in date hierarchy
  • Date Value / The built-in date hierarchy
  • Exact Date / The built-in date hierarchy
• dates and time visualization
  • about / Visualizing dates and times
  • built-in date hierarchy / The built-in date hierarchy
  • date field / The built-in date hierarchy
  • variations / Variations in date and time visualizations
  • Gantt charts / Gantt charts
• Dimensions
  • about / Foundations for building visualizations
• direction
  • about / Scope and direction
  • options / Scope and direction
  • working with / Working with scope and direction
• discrete field
  • about / Foundations for building visualizations
• distributions
  • about / Distributions
• distribution visualization
  • about / Visualizing distributions
  • circle charts / Circle charts
  • box and whisker plots / Box and whisker plots
  • histogram / Histograms
• dual axis
  • about / Dual Axis
  • example / Dual Axis
  • creating / Dual Axis

E

• ETL / Structuring data for Tableau
• example, dashboard
  • views, building / Building the views
  • dashboard framework, creating / Creating the dashboard framework
  • actions, implementing / Implementing actions to tell the story
  • regional scorecard / Example – a regional scorecard
• exporting
  • about / Exporting
• extracts
  • working with / Working with extracts instead of live connections
  • creating / Creating extracts
  • configuring / Creating extracts
  • using / Using extracts, When to use an extract
  • performance / Performance
  • portability / Portability and security
  • security / Portability and security

F

• field-level formatting
  • about / Field-level formatting
• filled maps, geographic visualizations
  • about / Filled maps
• filter actions
  • about / How actions work, Filter actions
  • editing / Filter actions
  • setting / Filter actions
  • example / Filter actions
• forecasting
  • about / Forecasting
• formatting
  • about / Formatting considerations
  • working / How formatting works in Tableau
  • workbook level / How formatting works in Tableau
  • story level / How formatting works in Tableau
  • dashboard level / How formatting works in Tableau
  • worksheet level / How formatting works in Tableau
  • rich text formatting / How formatting works in Tableau
  • worksheet-level formatting / Worksheet-level formatting
  • field-level formatting / Field-level formatting
  • options / Additional formatting options
• full outer join
  • about / Joining tables

G

• Gantt chart
  • about / Gantt charts
  • using / Gantt charts
• geographic view
  • customizing / Customizing a geographic view
• geographic visualizations
  • about / Geographic visualizations
  • filled maps / Filled maps
  • symbol maps / Symbol maps
• Google Analytics connection
  • about / Connecting to data in the cloud
• granularity / Structuring data for Tableau

H

• highlight actions
  • about / How actions work, Highlight actions
• histogram
  • about / Histograms
  • creating / Histograms

I

• iframes
  • about / URL actions
• inner join
  • about / Joining tables

J

• jittering
  • about / Jittering
• joins
  • about / Joins and blends
  • blends / Joins and blends
  • table, joining / Joining tables
  • inner / Joining tables
  • left / Joining tables
  • right / Joining tables
  • full outer / Joining tables

L

• left join
  • about / Joining tables
• level of detail / Extending bar charts for deeper analysis
• level of detail (LOD) / Working with an incorrect level of detail
  • / Working with an incorrect level of detail
• level of detail calculations / An aggregate-level example
• line charts
  • about / Line charts
  • time-series chart / Line charts
  • extending, for deeper analysis / Extending line charts for deeper analysis
• linking fields
  • about / Blending data sources
• live connection
  • about / Working with extracts instead of live connections

M

• main workspace
  • about / Connecting to data in Access
  • menu / Connecting to data in Access
  • toolbar / Connecting to data in Access
  • sidebar / Connecting to data in Access
  • drag and drop data fields / Connecting to data in Access
  • canvas / Connecting to data in Access
  • tabs / Connecting to data in Access
  • status bar / Connecting to data in Access
• mapping
  • techniques / Mapping techniques
  • standard geographic data, supplementing / Supplementing the standard geographic data
  • geographic view, customizing / Customizing a geographic view
  • tips / Some final mapping tips
• materialized fields
  • about / Using extracts
• Measure Names / The bar-in-bar chart
• Measures
  • about / Foundations for building visualizations
• Measure Values / The bar-in-bar chart
• metadata
  • about / Metadata and sharing data source connections
• models, trend
  • about / Trend models
  • Linear / Trend models
  • Logarithmic / Trend models
  • Exponential / Trend models
  • Polynomial / Trend models
  • analyzing / Analyzing trend models
• multiple axes visualization
  • about / Visualizing multiple axes to compare different measures
  • scatterplot / Scatterplots
  • dual axis / Dual Axis
  • combination charts / Combination charts

N

• non-Cartesian chart types / Treemaps

P

• parameters
  • about / Parameters
  • creating / Creating parameters
  • creation interface / Creating parameters
  • features, of creation interface / Creating parameters
• partitioning
  • about / Addressing and partitioning
  • advanced / Advanced addressing and partitioning
• parts of whole visualization
  • about / Relating parts of the data to the whole
  • stacked bars / Stacked bars
  • treemaps / Treemaps
  • area charts / Area charts
  • pie charts / Pie charts
• pie charts
  • about / Pie charts
  • creating / Pie charts
• practical examples, calculations
  • about / Practical examples of calculations and parameters
  • data issues, fixing / Fixing data issues
  • data, exporting / Extending the data
  • user experience, enhancing / Enhancing user experience, analysis, and visualizations
  • analysis, enhancing / Enhancing user experience, analysis, and visualizations
  • visualizations, enhancing / Enhancing user experience, analysis, and visualizations
  • data blending / Achieving flexibility with data blends
• presenting
  • about / Presenting
• printing
  • about / Printing

Q

• quick table calculations / Quick table calculations

R

• regional scorecard
  • creating / Example – a regional scorecard
• right join
  • about / Joining tables
• row-level calculations
  • about / Three levels of calculation
  • example / A row-level example
  • versus aggregate-level calculations / Row level or aggregate – why does it matter?

S

• scatterplot
  • about / Scatterplots
• scope
  • about / Scope and direction
  • options / Scope and direction
  • working with / Working with scope and direction
• security considerations, extracts
  • about / Portability and security
• sets
  • leveraging, to answer complex questions / Leveraging sets to answer complex questions
  • complex questions, answering / Answering complex questions
• sheet selection
  • about / Sheet swapping and dynamic dashboards
• sheet swapping
  • about / Sheet swapping and dynamic dashboards
• Show Me toolbar
  • about / Using Show Me
  • features / Using Show Me
  • example / Using Show Me
• stacked bars
  • about / Stacked bars
• star schema
  • about / Good structure – star schemas (data mart / data warehouse)
  • example / Good structure – star schemas (data mart / data warehouse)
• story points
  • about / Story points
  • example / Story points
• surrogate key / Good structure – star schemas (data mart / data warehouse)
• symbol map, geographic visualizations
  • about / Symbol maps

T

• Tableau
  • Access data, connecting to / Connecting to data in Access
  • main workspace / Connecting to data in Access
  • data, visualizing / Visualizing data
  • dashboard / Bringing everything together in a dashboard
  • formatting, working / How formatting works in Tableau
  • URL, for Viz of the Day / Story points
  • trends / Trends
  • distributions / Distributions
  • forecasting / Forecasting
  • data structure / Structuring data for Tableau
  • poorly shaped data, in visualizations / Working with poorly shaped data in visualizations
  • presenting / Presenting
  • printing / Printing
  • exporting / Exporting
• Tableau connections
  • data structure / Restructuring data in Tableau connections
• Tableau Data Extract (TDE) / Connecting to data on a server
• Tableau Data Source (TDS) file / Sharing a data source
• Tableau Desktop
  • workbook, sharing with users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
• Tableau Online users
  • publishing to / Publishing to Tableau Server and Tableau Online
• Tableau Packaged Workbook (TWBX) file
  • about / Portability and security
• Tableau paradigm
  • about / The Tableau paradigm
  • example / A simple example
• Tableau Public
  • publishing to / Publishing to Tableau Public
• Tableau Reader
  • workbook, sharing with users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
• Tableau Server
  • publishing to / Publishing to Tableau Server and Tableau Online
  • interacting with / Interacting with Tableau Server
  • used, for distribution options / Additional distribution options using Tableau Server
• Tableau Workbook (TWB) file
  • about / Portability and security
• table calculations
  • about / Three levels of calculation, An overview of table calculations
  • aggregation / An overview of table calculations
  • filtering / An overview of table calculations
  • late filtering / An overview of table calculations
  • performance / An overview of table calculations
  • creating / Creating and editing table calculations
  • editing / Creating and editing table calculations
  • quick table calculations / Quick table calculations
  • advanced / Advanced table calculations
• table calculations, advanced
  • Metatable functions / Advanced table calculations
  • Lookup and previous value / Advanced table calculations
  • Running functions / Advanced table calculations
  • Window functions / Advanced table calculations
  • Rank functions / Advanced table calculations
  • R script functions / Advanced table calculations
  • Total function / Advanced table calculations
  • practical examples / Practical examples
• table calculations, examples
  • Moving Average / Moving Average
  • ranking, within higher levels / Ranking within higher levels
  • late filtering / Late filtering
  • last occurrence / Last occurrence
• tables
  • joining / Joining tables
• tall data
  • about / Good structure – tall and narrow instead of short and wide
• time-series chart
  • about / Line charts
• TQL (Tableau Query Language)
  • about / The Tableau paradigm
• treemaps
  • about / Treemaps
  • example / Treemaps
  • creating / Treemaps
• trend
  • about / Trends
  • lines, customizing / Customizing trend lines
  • models / Trend models
  • models, analyzing / Analyzing trend models

U

• URL actions
  • about / How actions work, URL actions

V

• visible fields
  • about / Creating extracts
• visualizations
  • building / Foundations for building visualizations
  • example / Foundations for building visualizations
  • value, adding / Adding value to visualizations
  • tooltips / Tooltips
  • poorly shaped data, working with / Working with poorly shaped data in visualizations
• VizQL
  • about / The Tableau paradigm
  • benefits / The Tableau paradigm

W

• wide data
  • about / Good structure – tall and narrow instead of short and wide
• workbook
  • sharing, with Tableau Desktop users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
  • sharing, with Tableau Reader users / Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader
• workbook (.twb)
  • about / Portability and security
• worksheet-level formatting
  • about / Worksheet-level formatting