Questions tagged [tableau-desktop]
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Tableau datasource connect to other datasource
everyone.
We are using tableau and found slow down in case of using single datasource with multiple workbooks with various filters.
We have created multiple datasources with their own filters. But currently we have a headache when we need to update…

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Create a table in Tableau Public with word wrap on a dimension and a header on a measure shown as text
I want to include a table on a dashboard. I have a product name, a description of that product, and a value:
Product
Description
Value
A
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit.
300
B
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit…

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Recovering Monthly Sales Count from Annual Sales Count up to the Month
First off, apologies that I cannot provide an example of the data I am working with, as the arrangement my organization has with Tableau has me working mostly blind. I'll try to describe the problem as best I can.
The measure being used is…

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Reshaping javascript array from wide to long format
Javascript array inside Tableau WDC connector:
[{Code: "AFG", Country: "Afghanistan", 1950: 20.249, 1951: 21.352, 1952: 22.532, 1953: 23.557, 1954: 24.555}, {Code: "ALB", Country: "Albania", 1950: 8.097, 1951: 8.986, 1952: 10.058, 1953: 11.123,…

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How to Remove on Vertical Gridlines in Tableau Desktop App
I would like to only remove the vertical gridlines from a Tableau chart. I am aware that I can go to Format > Lines > Gridlines > Set to NONE. But this removes both vertical and horizontal gridlines. I am trying to only remove the vertical…

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Way to pivot multiple rows into columns in Tableau using Custom SQL?
I am using a snowflake data source for tableau and unfortunately the generated results show like…

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How to create Correlation Heat Map of All Measure in Tableau?
I have Query with 10 Measures I am able to draw correlation heat map in Python using below?
import pandas as pd
import seaborn as sn
import matplotlib as mt
df = pd.read_sql('select statement')
sn.heatmap(df.corr(), annot=True)
mt.pyplot.show()
How…

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Tableau: calculating offset without table functions
I have the following datasource, which contains some tickets status.
My target is to calculate the "Status previous from" column, which contains the timestamp when the previous state started. My goal would be to calculate it without using table…

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How to prevent or make Data Interpreter to take only the first row in your CSV file to take as headers..?
I connected a new data source, a CSV file, in tableau, and the headers are displayed as F1, F2, and F3, so I did some googling. I found that I can use Data Interpreter to fix the issue, but after clicking it, it takes both the first and second rows…

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How to not take Null values while doing table calculation but keep them for the aggregated total
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I have a cohort analysis table that shows month of year on the Y axis (Rows) and Difference from next month as my X axis (columns). With Customers as my measure, you see values from 0 to 12 on the column side, showing all the conversions…

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How to extract max value per
Sorry for asking such a basic question. I've recently did a Tableau Course that just covered the basics. I've already watched 10+ YouTube videos looking for an answer but nothing that solves my question, so here it goes.
I'm doing a practice…

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Combine two date fields in tableau
I'm using Tableau Software and I connected it with Salesforce. I created a calculated field to calculate a ratio of two values from two different columns, and I want to show the evolution of this ratio. The problem is that the two values are linked…

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How to create columns from specific row in Tableau
I'm practising my Tableau - well learning - skills and trying to visualise an old csv dataset.
I want to crop the top two rows and assign the columns to the top row. How do I do that?
I'd then like to filter out the data rows in two ways. One would…

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Azure Data Explorer ODBC External Tables - Tableau
Does ODBC Tableau for Azure Data Explorer have support to connect to external tables. I have these 3 tables I am able to query:
But in Tableau, I am unable to search and see the tables:

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Tableau - How to switch columns dynamically by changing filter value?
Hello Tableau experts,
In the attached tableau file link, I am trying to switch between the columns "TOTAL ELIGIBLES" and "SPECIAL ELIGIBLE" by changing the value from the filter "TYPE". The logic goes as:
IF TYPE = "D" (only) then show SPECIAL…

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