Chris GeatchTableau — An Introduction to YoY ComparisonsHaving got to the end of writing this, I feel like it has a selling point that I’d like to tell you about. With 4 calculated fields, and…Jun 23Jun 23
Chris GeatchTableau — Spark-Lines in TablesWe all hate then, “Can I just have a table of the data?” thing, but you can break up all that text with some in-line spark lines.Jun 9Jun 9
Chris GeatchTableau — Using [Measure Values] TwiceIf you’ve used Tableau for more than a week or so, and you use a thing called the Internet, you’ve probably seen mention of MIN(1), or…Jun 7Jun 7
Chris GeatchThree and a Half Ways to Conditionally Format Tables (including the headers) in TableauOne of the most commonly asked questions on the Tableau forums is about conditional formatting of tables. There are a few blog posts out…Feb 4Feb 4
Chris GeatchTableau: Using Dates AND Dimensions on the X-Axis.In a nutshell, I often want to re-use a chart with different Dimensions and Measures, allowing the user to select what to display on either…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Chris GeatchTableau: Creating Grouped Combo-ChartsFor some reason, it doesn’t matter what an application does naturally, the customers of that application will ask for stuff that it doesn’t…Oct 15, 2023Oct 15, 2023
Chris GeatchAge Graded Swimming TimesI always hated running, but I did it for a bit because I felt like I was supposed to. I liked playing around with the numbers and stuff I…Sep 9, 2023Sep 9, 2023
Chris GeatchCreating Cleaner Heatmaps in TableauTableau sets you up with a nice list of default colour palettes, but there’s an absence of white in all of them, and it can be a handy…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
Chris GeatchTableau: Export all data? Do this instead.One of the first questions that I receive from almost all of my customers when gathering requirements is, “Can I export all the data so…Jan 14, 2023Jan 14, 2023
Chris GeatchTableau: Why does ZN([Value]) not return anything?It’s a common misconception that NULL is any type of blank, anywhere. NULL is actually a value, of sorts, and some applications or…Jan 7, 2023Jan 7, 2023
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