Here's your weekly blog recap (two weeks worth this week) of learnings from The Data School UK, Data School Down Under, and The Data School Deutschland. This week's roundup includes 33 Tableau tips, 10 Alteryx tips, plus impressions from the Tableau Conference and tips for taking the Tableau exam.
Tableau
- The Tableau Data Interpreter by Frederik Egervari
- Dynamic Top N with Sets and Parameters by Tanya Fischer
- Default Field Properties in Tableau by Frederik Egervari
- Data Preparation within Tableau Desktop by Frederik Egervari
- Working with Tableau Extracts by Frederik Egervari
- Tableau's Moving Calculations by Frederik Egervari
- Date based Functions in Tableau by Frederik Egervari
- How to Use an URL Action on a Dashboard by Romina Wiechern
- Recreating Hans Rosling's Work in Tableau by Kristine Wiesner
- How to Create Bar Charts with Candlestick showing difference by Nhung Le
- Makepoint and Makeline Functions by Nhung Le
- How to Compare to a Selected Dimension by Mary-Leena Tchenkoue
- Dynamic Top N Filter by Mary-Leena Tchenkoue
- How to Create a Bump Chart by Romina Wiechern
- How to show dynamic photos on your dashboard by Nhung Le
- Conditional Formatting for Text in Tableau by Frederik Egervari
- How to Create a Word Cloud in Tableau by Mary-Leena Tchenkoue
- How to link your public dataset or anything (elegantly) on your dashboard by Nhung Le
- How to Expand and Collapse a Hierarchy Using a Parameter by Sreekanth Arathil Condoth
- Displaying multiple Charts in one Worksheet – The Trellis Chart by Frederik Egervari
- How to Create Top or Bottom N Chart by John Power
- Including Different Decision Making Scenarios in a Dashboard by Dorinna Pentchev
- How to change your graph type using Measure Names by John Power
- How To Create An Infographic Donut Chart In Tableau: Part 1 by Thomas Maple
- Drill Down With Set Actions In Tableau by Thomas Maple
- How to create a user selection for measures in Tableau by Thomas Maple
- Tableau spatial functions by Trupti Dongaonkar
- How to Name Parsing (First, Middle and Last names) in Tableau by Luke Yin
- Linking to google maps by Lat and Lon by Michael Michelini
- Switching sheets with parameter by Michael Michelini
- Dynamic sorting in Tableau by Michael Michelini
Tableau Server
- Set Tableau Server Permissions When Publishing A Workbook by Skomantas Tamulaitis
- Set Dynamic Row-Level Filters by Skomantas Tamulaitis
Alteryx
- Linear Regression in Alteryx by James Charnley
- How To Use The Email Tool In Alteryx by Frank Salmon
- Ordering and Invoicing System Using Google Forms and Alteryx: Part 2 – Advanced App Chaining by Frank Salmon
- How to use API’s in Alteryx by Zack Hawkins
- Easily Create Fake Data In Alteryx by Thomas Maple
- Getting Started With Alteryx: The Favourite Tools by Thomas Maple
- Predictive Analytics by Trupti Dongaonkar
- Downloading Images by Michael Michelini
- Introduction to Alteryx Macros by Sulakkhana Himihami
- Alteryx vs. Excel – Why I Choose Alteryx for my Analysis Needs by Zoe Lu
Other
- Become a Certified Data Analyst by Tanya Fischer
- Inoreader & Zapier by Giorgia Astheimer
- Impressions from my First Tableau Conference by Karen Hamilton (DSNY1)
- My Takeaway After Attending the Tableau Conference for the First Time by Islande Derazin (DSNY1)
- TC22 from Afar - My Experience of a Virtual Tableau Conference by David Yang (DSNY1)
- My Reflection on Learn What The Data School Learns by Zack Hawkins
From the Coaches
- What did it take to get into DSAU14? by Natalia Miteva