Introduction This week is all about maps. Tableau has always been strong with maps, but this time we’ll push it further using Dynamic Spatial Parameters, added back in 2025.2, to build something a little cooler. It’s a technique that’ll come in handy for real-world work too, so have fun with it and give it a […]
#WOW2026 | Week 34 | Mark Clustering Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction The other day, at the Hokuriku Tableau User Group, I had the opportunity to talk all about trellis charts with a room full of practitioners—covering everything from the basics and handling missing values to the aspect ratio of individual line chart panels, and more.This week’s challenge features trellis charts as its theme once again,
#WOW2026 | Week 27 | Can you build a trellis chart with segment pies? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This week’s challenge is inspired by one of the new features announced at Devs on Stage at the recent Tableau Conference.Devs on Stage unveiled nearly 30 new features. Chart Layers stole the show for me, but I’m also genuinely excited about Data Driven Formatting—the ability to dynamically change font size, container size, color, and
#WOW2026 | Week 20 | Expanding Rows Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Community Month is back! 🎉To kick things off, Hideaki Yamamoto and Tomoki Goda from Japan Tableau User Group are bringing a challenge inspired by one of the Japan Tableau User Group’s beloved events.Here’s a message from both of them! Meet “Viz Tsukurima Show!” (VizTS), a fan-favorite speed-viz event hosted by JTUG.It kicked off in
#WOW2026 | Week 13 | Let’s Viz Tsukurima Show! Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction I am excited to begin my third year as a Workout Wednesday coach! This year, I remain committed to providing challenges that help you flex your Tableau muscles and maintain your analytical strength. This week’s challenge is inspired by a real-world scenario I encountered recently. While building a dashboard to track service usage, I
#WOW2026 | Week 6 | Can you account for nulls in your averages? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This week, Agentforce World Tour Tokyo is being held in Japan! As one of the many sessions from DataFam, Workout Wednesday will be holding its first-ever live session in Japan! For this special occasion, With Yoshi and other supporters from the Japanese Workout Wednesday enthusiasts have created a fun, quick challenge themed around a
#WOW2025 | Week 47 | Can you make a bar chart race? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction I recently received a business request with the following requirements: The user wants to easily change the dimension that colors the charts on a dashboard. The list of dimensions might be added or removed in the future, so the solution needs to be simple and easy to maintain. This week’s challenge is inspired by
#WOW2025 | Week 42 | Dynamic Dimension Coloring Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction I’ve recently been running several hands-on Tableau workshops for beginner- to intermediate-level users across different prefectures. In one of those sessions, a participant asked how to visualize both ranking changes and differences in sales at the same time. This week’s challenge was inspired by that question. It might be a bit tricky, but I
#WOW2025 | Week 35 | Can You Visualize Yearly Rank Changes in Sub-Category Sales? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction With the release of Tableau 2025.2, it’s time to test out its powerful new capabilities! This week, we’re tackling the new Dynamic Color Range feature using data from Japan’s House of Councillors elections. The basic requirements cover the fundamentals. For the bonus, we’ll address a practical issue you’ll almost certainly encounter when you try
#WOW2025 | Week 28 | Can you use Dynamic Color Ranges? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This challenge centers on the Drill Down Tree.It was inspired by a real-world request: “Is there an easy way to build one in Tableau?” In the end, the challenge I devised may not be straightforward—but I encourage you to give it a try! Click to open in Tableau Public Requirements Dashboard size: 1000 ×
WOW2025 | Week 21 | Can you make a drill down chart? Read More »
Tableau, Workout Wednesday