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.

28th May 2019 1

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.

13th May 2019 0

Preparing for the Tableau Server CA Exam

This blog post gives a an overview of the Tableau Server Certified Associate exam, how I prepared, and some links to resources.

29th Apr 2019 0

Parameter Actions

The second beta of 2019.2 includes an upgrade to Parameter Actions, which now allow you to select multiple values and pass an aggregation of those values to a parameter. This blog explains this new feature and walks through an example.

16th Apr 2019 3

Creating a Selection Panel with Set Actions

How to create a selection panel - of 25 rows by 2 columns - to make selections which are used to highlight elements in a bump chart.

14th Apr 2019 1

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.

17th Mar 2019 3

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.

10th Mar 2019 6

Creating Pagination in Tableau

This blog post walks through how to create pagination in Tableau for this week's #WorkoutWednesday challenge.

2nd Mar 2019 0

“Ask Data” – natural language queries in Tableau

This post takes a look at Ask Data, the new functionality in #Tableau 2019.1 to be able to ask questions of your data using natural language.

25th Feb 2019 0

Workout Wednesday 2019 Week 6 – ‘Tree Charts’

This blog post walks through my approach to the Workout Wednesday challenge for 2019 Week 6, looking at 'Tree Charts'.

9th Feb 2019 0

Chinese New Year and Thanksgiving – how do they compare?

A recap of Makeover Monday 2019 Week 6, looking at metrics around Chinese New Year and Thanksgiving. #Tableau #Mobile

4th Feb 2019 0

URL Actions using Zone Friendly Names

This blog post takes a look at the upgraded URL Actions in the 2019.1 Tableau beta, which makes use of Zone Friendly Names.

28th Jan 2019 0

Workout Wednesday 2019 Week 4 – Tracking Headcount

Workout Wednesday 2019 Week 4 - Tracking Headcount, with a focus on data preparation in Tableau.

25th Jan 2019 0

Vector Maps in Tableau

This blog post looks at the new vector maps in Tableau Online in the 2019.1 beta release.

18th Jan 2019 2

Workout Wednesday 2019 Week 3 – Rugby League

A high-level walk-through of how I approached the #WorkoutWednesday2019 Week 3 Tableau challenge, which looked at 2018 Rugby League data.

17th Jan 2019 0