This skills-focused course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises.
Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will:
Understand Tableau terminology
Use the Tableau interface / paradigm to effectively create powerful visualizations
Create basic calculations including string manipulation, basic arithmetic calculations, custom aggregations and ratios, date math, logic statements and quick table calculations
Use groups, bins, hierarchies, sorts, sets, and filters to create focused and effective visualizations
Use Measure Name and Measure Value fields to create visualizations with multiple measures and dimensions.
Handle changes in data source such as field addition, deletion or name changes.
Share visualizations with others.
Combine visualizations into Interactive Dashboards and publish them to the web.
Represent data using the following visualization types:
Cross tabs
Heat maps
Distribution charts
Tree maps
Pie charts and bar charts
Dual axis and combo charts with different mark types
Box plots
Highlight tables
Scatter plots
Tableau Experienced Users
- This is an Intermediate level Tableau course geared for experienced Tableau users who wish to leverage Tableau’s more advanced capabilities.
- Tableau Desktop Fundamentals
- Simplifying and Sorting Your Data
- Data Filtering
- Creating Date Filters
- Sorting
- Organizing Your Data
- Using Groups
- Creating and Using Hierarchies
- Slicing Your Data by Date
- Working with Dates in Tableau
- Using Discrete Date Parts
- Defining a Fiscal Year
- Creating Custom Dates
- Using Multiple Measures in a View
- Using Measure Values and Measure Names in a View
- Combo Charts
- Combined or Shared Axis Charts
- Creating Dual Axis Charts
- Showing the Relationship between Numerical Values
- Creating Scatter Plots
- Using Sets
- Viewing Specific Values
- Creating Heat Maps
- Creating Crosstabs
- Creating Highlight Tables
- Grand Totals, Sub-Totals, and Changing Aggregation
- Customizing Your Data
- Calculation Types
- Parts of a Calculated Field
- Options for Creating Calculated Fields
- Strings, Dates, and Type Conversion Functions
- Calculations and Aggregations
- Analyzing Data with Quick Table Calculations
- Using Quick Table Calculations
- Showing Breakdowns of the Whole
- Pie Charts and Parts of the Whole
- Creating Tree Maps
- Viewing Distributions
- Bins and Histograms
- Box and Whisker Plots
- Making Your Views Available
- Building Dashboards
- Dashboard Actions
Course is based on software release: Tableau
Course notes and announcements:
Geared for experienced Tableau users, Intermediate Tableau | Tableau Desktop II is a two-day, lab intensive hands-on course that provides participants with the skills required to move from simple to complex visualizations, and to combine them in interactive dashboards.
NOTE: The Tableau Training Series is independent-format training that can be tuned and adjusted to best meet your needs. Our materials are flexible, comprehensive, and are always instructed by a senior instructor with a deep understanding of Tableau and its most current features, benefits and functionality in a wide array of uses. This is not Official Tableau Training.
Follow-On Courses:
Tableau Visual Analytics Essentials (TTDTAB019)
Advanced Tableau
Live Virtual:
Get engaging and impactful live, instructor-led training, regardless of your location.
Our Virtual Classroom Live online training format combines premium skills development technologies and our industry-leading instructors, content, exercises and peer collaboration to ensure that you get the highest quality professional development experience possible. Gain the skills and expertise that matter from the convenience of your home, work or wherever you have an Internet connection.
Engage with your instructor and fellow students via a learning platform and course material designed to ensure a stimulating and productive skills development experience.
Choose from sessions across a variety of time zones for training options that suit your schedule. Save time, money and effort without sacrificing learning quality by accessing our expert-led online training from the convenience of your home, office or anywhere with an Internet connection.
Attend from your PC, Mac or any iOS/Android tablet or smartphone. Connect with the class through your device audio or via toll-free phone number†, depending on available technologies and your interaction preferences.
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Explore Intermediate Tableau Desktop Skills to Move from Simple to Complex Visualizations and Create Interactive Dashboards
