Tableau course

Course Syllabus:

Basic concepts &Connecting to data

 Tableau Desktop and the Tableau Product Line

 Tableau Architecture

 Tableau File Types

 Creating a Live Data Connection

 Creating and Saving a Data Source(Extract)

 Tables Joins

 Data Blending

 Sharing a Data Source

 Understanding Changes to Data

 Other Data Connection Options in Tableau

Creating view & Analyzing:

 Getting Started in Tableau Desktop

 Dimensions &Measures

 Tableau user interface

 Elements of aVisualization

 Measure Names and Measure Values

 Formatting Your View

 Data Filtering

 Marks

 Size &Sorting

 Discrete versus Continuous

 Dual Axis / MultipleMeasures

 Pageshelf – Creating Motion Charts

 All Chart Types

 Working with aggregate versus disaggregatedata

 Sorting &Grouping

 Aliases

 Cross-Tabs (PivotTables)

 Grand Totals, Sub-totals

 Drilling and Drill Through(Hierarchy)

Mapping Data Geographically

 GeographicMapping in Tableau

Calculated field:

 Working with String Functions

 Basic Arithmetic Calculations

 Date functions

 Logic Statements

 LOD – Level of Detail Calculations

 Using Parameters for Dynamic Values

Viewing Distributions:

 Bins and Histograms

Table Calculations:

 Lookup & Running Totals

 Window

 Index & Rank

 First and last

Dashboard Design &Formatting:

 Combining multiple visualizations into adashboard

 Making your worksheet interactive by using actions and filters

 An Introduction to Best Practices in Visualization

 Working with Labels and Annotations

 Effective Use of Titles and Captions

Highlighting Data with Reference Lines:

 Using Reference Lines and Reference Bands

Sharing Your Work:

 Publish to the Server

 Export to an Image File

 Exporting the Data Only

 Other Sharing Options

Basic Tableau Server Training

Interacting with the Tableau Server&Basic Admin activities