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Product type Book

Published in Dec 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781803248028

Pages 356 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Concepts

Data Analysis

Author (1):

Kirk Munroe

Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Data Modeling on the Tableau Platform

2. Chapter 1: Introducing Data Modeling in Tableau

3. Chapter 2: Licensing Considerations and Types of Data Models

4. Part 2: Tableau Prep Builder for Data Modeling

5. Chapter 3: Data Preparation with Tableau Prep Builder

6. Chapter 4: Data Modeling Functions with Tableau Prep Builder

7. Chapter 5: Advanced Modeling Functions in Tableau Prep Builder

8. Chapter 6: Data Output from Tableau Prep Builder

9. Part 3: Tableau Desktop for Data Modeling

10. Chapter 7: Connecting to Data in Tableau Desktop

11. Chapter 8: Building Data Models Using Relationships

12. Chapter 9: Building Data Models at the Physical Level

13. Chapter 10: Sharing and Extending Tableau Data Models

14. Part 4: Data Modeling with Tableau Server and Online

15. Chapter 11: Securing Data

16. Chapter 12: Data Modeling Considerations for Ask Data and Explain Data

17. Chapter 13: Data Management with Tableau Prep Conductor

18. Chapter 14: Scheduling Extract Refreshes

19. Chapter 15: Data Modeling Strategies by Audience and Use Case

20. Index

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