Ever wanted to display a message in a window when your dashboard first loads that the user can easily close never to see again? This post shows you how.
Tableau 2019.2 New Features
2019.2 has been a bumper release with loads of great new features: parameter actions, hide/show containers, vector maps, spatial calculations and lots more. This blog includes a links to a workbook with a number of example use cases.
Tableau Public API
Tableau Public has an API that allows you to download all the meta-data for your visualisations on the platform. In this blog post, I walk through the process and provide a template for you to build your own Tableau Public metrics dashboard.
Customisable Popup Charts
The Tableau 2019.2 beta introduces Show/Hide Container functionality, which, combined with the new Parameter Actions as well as Set Actions, allows for popup customisable charts.
Creating a ‘toggle help screen’ for your dashboard
This blog uses the new Show / Hide Container feature in the Tableau 2019.2 beta to create a help overlay that displays instructions on how to use a dashboard that can be shown or hidden as needed.