Welcome! If this is your first visit and you are new to Tableau, a good place to start is with the “Beyond Getting Started Series”.
The 10-part series can be viewed sequentially through the playlist at BGS Playlist
Or individually at the session links:
Session
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Topic
Tableau is not a Spreadsheet
The Order of Operations
Basic Charts and Calculations
Date Functions
LOD Expressions and Use Cases
Table Calculations and Use Cases
Filters
Set and Set Actions
Parameters and Parameter Actions
Action and Actions Use Cases
Next, the Tableau Newbie User Group was founded in January, 2022.
All those sessions have been recorded and can be found at the playlist: Tableau Newbie User Group Playlist
More advanced users can search for post on specific Tableau functions using the search window, of select from the complete list of on my YouTube channel at
Top 5 videos topic can be found below –
- Dynamic Zone Visibility – DZV link
- 5 ways to do YoY and Ytd Calculations – Link to YTD
- Scaffolding Use Cases – Link to Scaffolding
- Jump Start Your Tableau Journey (1-hour video) – Link to Jumpstart
- Grand Totals and Subtotal – Link to Totals
We may have met at Tableau Conference where I have presented frequently. The recordings for TC24-26 are available at:
- TC22-Teaching Tableau – Teaching Tableau
- TC26 – Next Level Spatial Mapping – TC-26
- TC25 – Dynamic Zone Visibility – TC-25
- TC24 – Our 10 Fave from the Forums – TC24
Some of you may have attended the Zero to Zen in 2022 – 5-part series that covers the basic concepts I needed to understand in going from Excel to Tableau
- Session 1 – Connections – Z2Z – 1
- Session 2 – The Order of Operations Z2Z – 2
- Session 3 – Simple Calculations and Date Functions Z2Z – 3
- Session 4 – LOD Expressions and Table Calculations Z2Z – 4
- Session 5 – Filters, Sets and Parameters Z2Z – 5
In 2021 – 2022 I had the pleasure of doing a Data Doctor series broadcast live in India. Content and level varied, and many of those presentations are still available
Monthly Data Doctor session on VizConnect
- See the full play list at Data Dr Full Play List
- April – 2021 – Scaffolding, YoY and Aggregation Errors April 21 DD
- May – 2021 – Nulls, Date Functions and Show Hide Filters May 21 DD
- June – 2021 – How to create and use Parameters June 21 DD
- July – 2021 – Context filters – What do they do July 21 DD
- August – 2021 – YoY and YTD Several ways – Aug 21 DD
- October – 2021 How to use the Condition and Top N Tabs on filters and sets Oct 21 DD
- November – 2021 – Top N and Other – several ways Nov 21 DD
- February – 2022 – Table Calculations Feb 22 DD
- March – 2022 – 6 Types of Filters in Tableau and when to use them Mar 22 DD
- April – 2022 – Sets and Set Actions Use Cases Apr 22 DD
- June – 2022 Include and Exclude statement June 22 DD
- July – 2022 Parameters and Parameter Actions July 22 DD
- Aug 22 – Filtering Fixed LOD's Aug 22 DD
- October 2022 – FY – YTD, MTD, QTD – Oct 22 DD
- Live presentation – When to use scaffolds VC Live Scaffold
- Live Presentation – Going from Excel to Tableau VC Live 5 blocks
In the virtual world I have had the privilege to present at a number of TUG Groups
- Scaffolding Use cases
- Atlanta TUG Atug Scaffold
- Madison Wisconsin TUG WiscScaffolding
- Order of Operation
- Pittsburgh Tug Pit Tug OOO
- Analytics User Group Analytics UG OOO
- Des Moines User Group DM TUG OOO
- Cleveland TUG Clev TUG OOO
- Data viz Workshop Data Viz Workshop OOO
- Working with FY data TFF – FY metrics
- 5 Building Blocks – Boston TUG Boston Tug 5 Blocks
- FAQ's from the Forum – Data Fam Community Jam DFCJ #1 – FAQ's
