Index

A

• Annotations
  • using / Using and formatting labels and annotations, How to do it…, How it works…
  • formatting / Using and formatting labels and annotations, How to do it…, How it works…
• architecture-aware nature
  • about / Working with Tableau Extracts
• Area chart
  • about / Creating an Area chart
  • creating / Creating an Area chart, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• arithmetic calculations
  • creating / Creating arithmetic calculations, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Automatic approach
  • about / Introduction

B

• background images
  • about / Using Background images
  • using / Using Background images, How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…
• Bar chart
  • creating / Creating a Bar chart, Getting ready
  • about / Creating a Bar chart
  • working / How it works…
• BEDMAS / Creating arithmetic calculations
• binning
  • about / Creating bins to bucket our data
• bins
  • creating / Creating bins to bucket our data, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Blended axes chart
  • creating / Creating a Blended axes chart, How to do it…
  • about / Creating a Blended axes chart
  • working with / How it works…
• Blue pill
  • about / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• BODMAS / Creating arithmetic calculations
• Box and Whisker plot
  • about / Creating a Box and Whisker plot
  • creating / Creating a Box and Whisker plot, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…
• bullet chart
  • about / Understanding and using reference lines – the bullet chart
• Bullet Chart
  • about / There's more…

C

• calculations
  • creating / Understanding how to create and use Calculations
  • using / Understanding how to create and use Calculations
  • classifying / Understanding how to create and use Calculations
  • string calculations / Creating string calculations
  • arithmetic calculations / Creating arithmetic calculations
  • date calculations / Creating date calculations
  • logic calculations / Creating logic calculations
  • Sets, using / Using sets in calculations, How to do it…, How it works…
  • table calculations / Understanding Table Calculations
• Captions
  • using / Using and formatting titles and captions, How to do it…, How it works…
  • formatting / Using and formatting titles and captions, How to do it…, How it works…
• categorical qualitative data
  • about / How it works...
• Circle mark type
  • about / Creating a Packed Bubble chart
• Class Interval
  • about / Creating bins to bucket our data
• clustering
  • about / Understanding how to perform clustering
  • performing / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• Combination chart
  • about / Creating a Combination chart
  • creating / Creating a Combination chart, Getting ready
  • working with / How it works…
• context filters
  • about / Creating and using context filters, How it works…
  • creating / Creating and using context filters, How to do it…
  • using / Creating and using context filters, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Continuous fields
  • about / How it works…
• cross-database Joins
  • about / Understanding Multiple Table Join across databases
• Crosstabs
  • about / Creating a Text table
• custom hierarchy
  • creating / Creating a custom hierarchy, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Custom SQL Query
  • used, for fetching data / Using Custom SQL Query to fetch data, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• Custom Territories / How it works…

D

• dashboard objects
  • Horizontal object / How it works…
  • Vertical object / How it works…
  • Text object / How it works…
  • Image object / How it works…
  • Web Page object / How it works…
  • Blank object / How it works…
• data
  • sorting / Sorting our data, How to do it…, How it works…
  • grouping / Grouping our data, How to do it…, How it works…
  • fetching, Custom SQL Query used / Using Custom SQL Query to fetch data, How to do it…
• Data Blending functionality
  • about / Understanding Data Blending
  • exploring / Understanding Data Blending, How to do it…, How it works…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• data source
  • My Tableau Repository, connecting to / Introduction to My Tableau Repository and connecting to the sample data source, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • references / Getting ready
• date calculations
  • about / Creating date calculations
  • creating / Creating date calculations, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Date functions
  • reference / How it works…
• descriptive fields
  • about / How it works...
• Discrete fields
  • about / How it works…
• discrete qualitative data
  • about / How it works...
• Double-click approach / How to do it…
• drag and drop approach / How to do it…
• Dual axes chart
  • about / Creating a Dual axes chart
  • creating / Creating a Dual axes chart, How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…

E

• Employee Master
  • working / Understanding Multiple Table Join within a single database
• Excel files
  • reference link / How it works...
• EXCLUDE LOD
  • about / Understanding EXCLUDE LOD
  • using / Understanding EXCLUDE LOD
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…

F

• filter action
  • using / Using the filter action, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• filters
  • creating / Creating and using filters
  • using / Creating and using filters, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • Local filters / How it works…
• FIXED LOD
  • about / Understanding FIXED LOD
  • using / Understanding FIXED LOD, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• forecasting functionality
  • about / Understanding and using the forecasting functionality
  • enabling / Getting ready
  • using / How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…

G

• Gantt chart
  • about / Creating a Gantt chart
  • creating / Creating a Gantt chart, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Global filter / How it works…
• Green pill
  • about / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• Group
  • creating / Getting ready
• Grouping feature
  • about / Grouping our data

H

• Heat map
  • creating / Creating a Heat map, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• highlight action
  • about / Using the highlight action
  • using / Using the highlight action, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• Highlight table
  • creating / Creating a Highlight table, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Histogram
  • about / Creating bins to bucket our data

I

• in-memory data
  • reference link / How it works...
• INCLUDE LOD
  • about / Understanding INCLUDE LOD
  • using / Understanding INCLUDE LOD, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• Individual axes chart
  • creating / Creating an Individual axes chart, How to do it…
  • about / How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…
• Inner Join
  • about / How to do it…
• Interquartile Range (IQR) / Creating a Box and Whisker plot
• intersecting icon
  • about / How to do it…

J

• Joins
  • types / How it works…

L

• Labels
  • using / Using and formatting labels and annotations, How to do it…, How it works…
  • formatting / Using and formatting labels and annotations, How to do it…, How it works…
• Left Join
  • about / How to do it…
• legacy connection / How it works...
• Level of Detail (LOD) calculations
  • about / Understanding Level of Detail (LOD) Calculations
  • using / Understanding Level of Detail (LOD) Calculations, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Line chart
  • creating / Creating a Line chart, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Line mark type
  • about / Creating a Line chart
• Live data
  • reference link / How it works...
• Local filter / How it works…
• Logical functions
  • reference / How it works…
• logic calculations
  • about / Creating logic calculations
  • creating / Creating logic calculations, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…

M

• Manual approach
  • about / Introduction
• Mapbox Maps / How it works…
• maps
  • creating / Creating Maps, How to do it…
  • Online map / Creating Maps
  • Offline map / Creating Maps
  • Symbol map / How to do it…
  • Filled map / How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…
• Metadata
  • about / How it works...
• Multiple Table Join, across databases
  • about / Understanding Multiple Table Join across databases, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Multiple Table Joins
  • about / Understanding Multiple Table Join within a single database
• Multiple Table Joins, within single database
  • about / Understanding Multiple Table Join within a single database, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• multiple visualizations
  • combining, into dashboard / Combining multiple visualizations into a dashboard, Getting ready, How to do it…, There's more...
  • working with, on dashboard / How it works…, There's more...
• My Tableau Repository
  • about / Introduction to My Tableau Repository and connecting to the sample data source
  • connecting, to data source / Introduction to My Tableau Repository and connecting to the sample data source, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...

N

• numeric values
  • about / How it works...

O

• Operators
  • reference / How it works…
• outliers
  • about / How it works…

P

• Packed bubble chart
  • about / Creating a Packed Bubble chart
  • creating / Creating a Packed Bubble chart
  • working / How it works…
• parameters
  • about / Understanding how to create and use Parameters
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • using / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • references / How it works…
• PEMDAS / Creating arithmetic calculations
• Pie chart
  • about / Creating a Pie chart
  • creating / Creating a Pie chart, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Pie mark type / Creating a Pie chart
• Plan versus Performance analysis
  • about / There's more…

Q

• Quick
  • about / How it works…

R

• Reference Lines
  • about / There's more…
• reference lines
  • about / Understanding and using reference lines – the bullet chart
  • using / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…

S

• Scatter plot
  • about / Creating a Scatter plot
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…
• Sets
  • about / Creating and using sets
  • using / Creating and using sets, How to do it…
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • using, in calculations / Using sets in calculations, How to do it…, How it works…
• Show Me!
  • about / Understanding Show Me!, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• Side by Side Bar chart
  • about / Creating a Side by Side Bar chart
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working with / How it works…
• Stacked Bar chart
  • about / Creating a Stacked Bar chart
  • creating / Creating a Stacked Bar chart, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• story points
  • about / Understanding and using story points, How to do it…, How it works…
  • using / Understanding and using story points, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
  • reference link / How it works…
• string calculations
  • creating / Creating string calculations, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• String functions
  • reference / How it works…

T

• Tableau
  • reference link, for formatting / How it works…
• Tableau Data Extract
  • about / Working with Tableau Extracts
• Tableau Desktop
  • about / Starting with Tableau Desktop, Getting ready, How it works...
• Tableau Desktop Professional Edition Version 10.1 / Starting with Tableau Desktop, Getting ready
• Tableau Extracts
  • working with / Working with Tableau Extracts, How it works…
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • reference / How it works…
• Tableau Online
  • work, publishing / Publishing our work to Tableau Server or Tableau Online, How to do it…, How it works…
• Tableau Server
  • work, publishing / Publishing our work to Tableau Server or Tableau Online, How to do it…, How it works…
  • references / How it works…
• Tableau Workbook
  • saving / Saving a Tableau workbook, How to do it...
  • about / How to do it...
  • work, saving / Saving our work as a packaged workbook, How to do it…, How it works…
  • reference link / How it works…
  • formatting / Formatting across our entire workbook, How to do it…, How it works…
  • formatting, within worksheet / Formatting within a worksheet, How to do it…, How it works…
• Tableau Workspace
  • about / Building our first visualization and understanding the Tableau workspace, How to do it..., How it works...
  • visualization, building / Building our first visualization and understanding the Tableau workspace, How to do it..., How it works...
  • name / How it works...
  • start page / How it works...
  • toolbar / How it works...
  • side bar / How it works...
• table calculations
  • about / Understanding Table Calculations, How to do it…
  • example / Understanding Table Calculations
  • working / How it works…
• Tag cloud
  • about / Creating a word cloud
• Target Highlighting
  • about / How it works…
• Text table
  • creating / Creating a Text table, Getting ready, How to do it…, How it works…
• Titles
  • formatting / Using and formatting titles and captions, How to do it…, How it works…
  • using / Using and formatting titles and captions, How to do it…, How it works…
• Treemap
  • about / Creating a Treemap
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
• trend lines
  • about / Understanding how to create and use trend lines
  • using / Understanding how to create and use trend lines
  • generating / Understanding how to create and use trend lines, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / Understanding and using the forecasting functionality
• types, Joins
  • Inner Join / How it works…
  • Left Join / How it works…
  • Right Join / How it works…
  • Full Join / How it works…

U

• Union functionality
  • about / Understanding and using Unions, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…
• URL action
  • using / Using the URL action, Getting ready, How to do it…
  • working / How it works…
  • reference / How it works…

V

• views
  • building manually / Building views manually, How to do it…, How it works…
  • building automatically / Building views automatically, How it works…
• Viz of the week
  • about / How it works...

W

• Web Map Servers (WMS) / How it works…
• Word cloud
  • about / Creating a word cloud
  • creating / Getting ready
  • working / How it works…
• workbook
  • about / How it works...
• World Indicators.tde
  • URL / Getting ready

X

• X axis
  • about / How it works…
• XY axis Scatter Plot
  • creating / Using Background images