Tableau 9 : the official guide / George Peck

Author: Peck, George (George E.)
Additional Titles: Tableau nine
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016]
Copyright Date: ©2016
Physical Description: xxiv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

Machine generated contents note: What Is Tableau? -- Opening Existing Workbooks -- Creating New Workbooks -- Tableau User Interface -- The Data Pane -- Shelves and Cards -- Basic Tableau Design Flow -- Using Show Me -- Choosing Mark Types -- Color, Size, Shape, and Label Options -- Choosing Color Options -- Setting Mark Size -- Choosing Shapes -- Text Tables and Mark Labels -- Formatting Options -- Evaluating Multiple Measures -- Shared Axis Charts -- Measure Names and Measure Values -- Dual Axis Charts -- Connecting to Various Data Sources -- The Data Source Page -- Customizing Your View of the Data -- Changing Data Type -- Modifying Dimension/Measure Assignment -- Hiding, Renaming, and Combining Fields -- Splitting Fields -- Changing the Default Field Appearance -- Organizing Dimensions in Hierarchies -- Using Table or Folder View -- Saving and Sharing Metadata -- Extracting Data -- Data Blending -- Moving from Test to Production Databases -- Bar Chart -- Line/Area Chart -- Pie Chart -- Text Table/Crosstab -- Scatter Plot -- Bubble Chart -- Bullet Graph -- Box Plot -- Tree Map -- Word Cloud -- Filtering Data -- Include or Exclude from the Worksheet -- Basic Filtering -- Quick Filters -- Parameters -- Creating a Parameter -- Displaying a Parameter -- Using a Parameter in a Worksheet -- Worksheet Actions -- Filter Actions -- Highlight Actions -- URL Actions -- Grouping Dimensions -- Visual Grouping -- Saving and Reusing Sets -- Saving Filters as Sets -- Creating Binned Fields -- Calculated Fields -- Ad Hoc Calculations -- The Calculation Editor -- Types of Calculated Fields -- Numeric Calculations -- String Manipulation -- Date Calculations -- Logic Constructs -- Level of Detail Expressions -- LOD Expression Scope Keywords -- Table Calculations -- Statistical Analysis -- The Analytics Pane -- Instant Analytics -- Reference Lines, Bands, and Distribution -- Trend Lines -- Forecasting -- Geocoded Fields -- Geographic Hierarchies and Ambiguity -- Custom Geocoding -- Background Maps and Layers -- Navigating Maps and Selecting Marks -- Map Options -- Web Map Services -- Mapping and Mark Types -- Custom Background Images -- Generating Your Own Coordinate System -- Adding a Custom Background Image -- Creating a Simple Dashboard -- Setting Dashboard Size -- Adding Sheets -- Associated Worksheet Elements -- Supplementary Dashboard Features -- Layout Container -- Blank -- Text -- Image -- Web Page -- Setting Dashboard and Element Sizes -- Dashboard Actions -- Highlight Action -- Filter Action -- URL Action -- Creating Stories -- Setting Story Size -- Adding Sheets and Dashboards -- Formatting Stories -- Exporting Worksheets and Dashboards -- Printing to PDF Format -- Exporting Worksheet Data -- Exporting Worksheet Images -- Exporting Dashboard Images -- Using Tableau Reader -- Tableau Public and Online -- Tableau Public -- Tableau Online -- Using Tableau Server -- Viewing Content -- Publishing Content -- Editing Content -- Creating New Content -- Managing Tableau Server -- Creating Sites -- Creating and Grouping Users -- Projects -- Permissions -- Schedules -- Command-Line Options -- JavaScript API -- Accessing and Initializing the JavaScript API -- Navigating Multiple Sheets in a Workbook -- Supplying Values to Parameters -- Changing Filters -- Trapping Events -- REST API -- Sign In to Tableau Server and Retrieve Authentication Token -- Add New User Account -- Retrieve the List of Workbooks and Obtain a Workbook Identifier -- Set Permissions -- Sign Out of Tableau Server -- Tableau Data Extract API -- Open the .TDE and .CSV Files -- Define the Schema -- Cycle Through the .CSV File and Add Rows to the .TDE File -- Close the .TDE File.

Summary

"Deliver meaningful BI visualizations and real-time dashboards to users across your organization--quickly and easily. Written by an experienced author and certified trainer, Tableau 9: The Official Guide offers step-by-step instruction, best practices, examples, and downloadable video tutorials. See how to get up-and-running on Tableau, load data, drag and drop components, add graphics and maps, create complex calculations, and distribute dynamic dashboards and stories. This practical book teaches how to work with Tableau Server, write custom programs, and publish your results to the Web"--

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ISBN

9780071843294 (paperback)
0071843299 (paperback)

Note

Includes index.

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