Last week I have participated at the Tableau Conference for the first time and there I have discovered the importance of polygons in Tableau an how to use them to build a Steam Graph. So, coming back home I started to look around and find some suitable data for a simple chart. Starting from my …
iunie 27, 2019
Last days I was asked by a friend how to show in a simple way the targets (budgets). And I came with this simple line that shows 100% and a bullet the show the progress (in our case the target achievement). So, I came with a compact dashboard in Tableau that can be used on …
mai 21, 2019
Have ever encountered any issues with the colors in Tableau? I know that Tableau comes with a pretty good color palette, but of course, that is not going to cover all your needs. So here is how you can change it: ❶ Open “Preferences.tps” file You can find the file under the following link C:\Users\_your …
mai 9, 2019
One Axis Many times I had the problem of alignment of the text when I had a bar chart with positive and negative values. Where the text was placed in the left and on the right side of the axis. Something like this: This is the problem of having one axis and Labels in the …
aprilie 9, 2019
Where this idea? Today I was checking my Strava account and I got an idea of a data visualization that can be done in Tableau. So, from here my idea of a daily status bar has been started. A status bar that can be used in target reports (daily, weekly or monthly) and it shows …
aprilie 4, 2019
Make it simple Lately, I am quite interested in how to fit as much information as possible in a small dashboard without making it too crowded. That’s why I have been tried in Tableau to replicate the KPI card from Power BI in the article “KPI cards in Tableau – an idea from Power BI“. …
martie 20, 2019
From where this idea? Lately, I am experiencing other data visualization tools and having a long history with Excel and Microsoft I have decided to look into Power BI. Currently, I am not able yet to express any opinion about Power BI … but shortly … I find it user-friendly and quite similar with what can …
martie 11, 2019
If you don’t know what can you do with your data or you are unsure of the chosen method. You better have a look at The Data Visualization Catalogue. The Data Visualization Catalogue is a project developed by Severino Ribecca to create a library of different information visualization types. In his portfolio, there is not …
februarie 7, 2019
Daily inspiration for your shop managers Studies and our experience shows the fact that when you have data in your hand, you and your people will get better decisions. So, why not make available this at any levels in your company? Embed IoT in Tableau This is very easy taking the fact that Tableau can have …
ianuarie 10, 2019
The freedom of the press has been always a hot topic when we are thinking about politics. That’s why the Freedom House has been measured this for years. Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world. We analyze the challenges to freedom, advocate for greater …
ianuarie 7, 2019