Purdue University Tableau User Group Mike Hujet | Senior Enterprise - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Purdue University Tableau User Group Mike Hujet | Senior Enterprise Account Manager Dan Bradley | Associate Sales Consultant September 18, 2018

Table of Contents/Agenda TUG Questions Slide 2 Understanding Tableau Server Usage Slide 5 Demo of Tableau Prep Slide 9 Q&A and What’s new in 2018.2? Slide 12

TUG Questions

TUG Questions 1. Is there an easy way to find out all calculated fields using a specific parameter? 2. How do I make a message flash on a dashboard? 3. What examples of visuals inside tooltips have people used, and advise on using them? 4. For breakouts, is there a shortcut to creating calculated fields, if I have hundreds of them? 5. When a dimension is used both as an action filter and a regular filter, how do I display the filter selection irrespective of how the user chooses to filter the data?

Understanding Tableau Server Usage

Understanding Tableau Server Usage 1. How do I know if my published dashboards being used? 2. How are the values calculated, e.g., what counts as a “view”?

How do I know if my dashboards are being used? - 14 Pre-Built Views https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/server/en- us/adminview_bucket.htm - Option to create Custom Administrative views - Example .twbx of Purdue Traffic to Views

What counts as a “view”? • A user action type equivalent to “accessed view” or sheet • A “count” is triggered when a user loads a view. • Interacting with views does not trigger additional counts • A user can log multiple views in a single session for a single viz. • Viewing a dashboard composed of multiple views counts only as 1 view.

Demo of Tableau Prep

Tableau Prep Demo Questions • What is the relationship between Tableau Prep and other Tableau products? • Is it easy to learn data ETL (exchange, transform, load) basics using Tableau Prep?

Tableau Prep Demo Objectives • Gain a basic understanding of Tableau Prep interface. • Understand the relationship between Tableau Prep and Tableau Desktop/ Server. • Gain motivation and context to apply Tableau Prep to your work processes.

Q & A and What’s new in 2018.2?