The three basic steps to use Tableau are :<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Connecting the Data.<\/p>\n
Playing around with the User Interface.<\/p>\n
Creating visualisations.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s hover over these three steps in a bit more detail.<\/p>\n
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Connecting to Data<\/h3>\n
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The first thing is the connection of data in Tableau. There are basically two ways to connect the data, either by connecting to local file or by connecting to a server. Tableau is able to connect to local databases like – Excel, Text File, Access or other Database Files.<\/p>\n
Tableau can connect to a wide range of data servers. The most popular databases are list below :<\/p>\n
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Tableau Server
\nGoogle BigQuery
\nGoogle Analytics
\nMapR Hadoop Hive
\nHortonworks Hadoop Hive
\nIBM DB2
\n#IBM Netezza
\nIBM BigInsights
\nMicrosoft Analysis Services
\nMicrosoft SQL Server
\nOracle
\nOracle Essbase
\nSAP
\nMySQL
\nPostgreSQL<\/p>\n
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The diagram below depicts the ways to connect with data.<\/p>\n
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Data Joins<\/h3>\n
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Different datasets can be integrat to produce better results. Different ways to join data sets are depict by the diagrams below :<\/p>\n
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Playing around with the User Interface<\/h3>\n
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Firstly we would learn to create a new sheet. Click on \u2018New Worksheet\u2019 in order to create a new worksheet in Tableau as shown below :<\/p>\n
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This is how a blank Tableau worksheet looks like.We can have as many as we want. We would just have to simply click on the icon at the bottom and a new worksheet would be add. The two icons right next to it are for creation of a new dashboard and a new story.<\/p>\n
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There are ten different tabs on the default Ribbon of Tableau. They are File, Data, Worksheet, Dashboard, Story, Analysis, Map, Format, Window, and Help.<\/p>\n
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Let\u2019s explore each of them. The File tab contains functions as with most other platforms, helps in opening, saving and closing of files.<\/h3>\n
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Data tab, on the other hand, is where one can find the functionalities related to the data source one is using. Here,one can add a new data connection. For instance, one can connect to a new SQL file, if one wishes.<\/p>\n
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Now the Worksheet tab can be useful when we would want to create a new Tableau sheet, show or even hide a chart\u2019s title, caption, summary etc.<\/p>\n
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We have also created a new sheet with the icon we have at the bottom left corner of the work sheet. And we can also do the same thing from the worksheet tab too.<\/p>\n
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Then we have the next two tabs \u2013 dashboard and story.<\/p>\n
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The Analysis tab is where one can twist the visualisations in terms of labels, show figures as a percentage, add trend lines, filters, legends and more.<\/p>\n
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Map tab being one of the most impressive features which helps to use the geographic visualisation techniques.<\/p>\n
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Visualizations can be adjuste through Format tab. It helps in modifying the font, size, labels, backgrounds, axis and so on.<\/p>\n
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The Windows and Help tabs are the common tabs in most of the programs.<\/p>\n
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Creating Visualizations<\/h3>\n
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Visualizations from data can be created using the different charts given in Tableau by default (Show Me Panel) and then the modifications and different types of charts can be created.<\/p>\n
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Pages, Filters and Markscards enable to make the modifications in visualisations.<\/p>\n
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One more important pane \u2013Analytics. Analytics pane helps in further analytical techniques of Data and Visualization.<\/p>\n
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