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Jim Dehner 

 Tableau Visionary – HoF

Tableau How to’s,  Use Cases, and Forums Questions

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Presentations

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

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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 

 

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

Link to my channel

 

Top 5 videos topic can be found below –

 

We may have met at Tableau Conference where I have presented frequently. 

The recordings for  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