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Mastering Tableau 2023 - Fourth Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Aug 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803233765
Pages 684 pages
Edition 4th Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Marleen Meier Marleen Meier
Profile icon Marleen Meier

Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface 1. Reviewing the Basics 2. Getting Your Data Ready 3. Using Tableau Prep Builder 4. Learning about Joins, Blends, and Data Structures 5. Introducing Table Calculations 6. Utilizing OData, Data Densification, Big Data, and Google BigQuery 7. Practicing Level of Detail Calculations 8. Going Beyond the Basics 9. Working with Maps 10. Presenting with Tableau 11. Designing Dashboards and Best Practices for Visualizations 12. Leveraging Advanced Analytics 13. Improving Performance 14. Exploring Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud 15. Integrating Programming Languages 16. Developing Data Governance Practices 17. Other Books You May Enjoy
18. Index

Tableau Exchange

To access Tableau Exchange, go to this website: https://exchange.tableau.com.

Figure 8.81: Tableau Exchange

Accelerators and extensions can also be accessed from within Tableau Server and/or Tableau Desktop. Let us dive right into Tableau Exchange and see what it has to offer!

Tableau extensions

Extensions are the oldest product and are accessible from the Object pane on your Tableau dashboard. Basically, extensions allow you to use third-party tools directly in Tableau. Some selected extensions are available at https://extensiongallery.tableau.com, and the list is always growing.

Please be aware that Tableau does not provide support or guarantees/security measures for extensions. Those APIs are built by external parties and should be treated as such. Check with your IT security team first if you want to use them at work.

Let’s have a look at one example from Infotopics – a Sankey chart extension.

Using an extension

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