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Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification Guide

You're reading from   Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification Guide Ace the Tableau Data Analyst certification exam with expert guidance and practice material

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803243467
Length 462 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Daisy Jones Daisy Jones
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Preface 1. Chapter 1: Connecting to Data FREE CHAPTER 2. Chapter 2: Transforming Data 3. Chapter 3: Calculations 4. Chapter 4: Grouping and Filtering 5. Chapter 5: Charts 6. Chapter 6: Dashboards 7. Chapter 7: Formatting 8. Chapter 8: Publishing and Managing Content 9. Chapter 9: Accessing the Online Practice Resources 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Sheet Swapping

In Tableau, you can show a sheet on a dashboard only when that sheet is selected in a parameter. This functionality allows end users to flip between multiple views and can often be useful when there is not enough space to show all analysis on a single page or when an insight can be shown in multiple different ways.

To create a sheet swapper on a Tableau dashboard, a string parameter must first be created with the values set as the name of the sheets to be swapped in and out. An All or similar value can also be included to allow for the possibility of showing multiple sheets at once. Once the parameter has been created it needs to be referenced in a calculated field so that the string value is returned as a field that can be filtered on. This can be done by simply creating a calculated field and typing the parameter name in the configuration.

To apply the sheet swapper filter to the relevant sheets the calculated field that references the parameter needs to be placed...

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