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#WOW2023 | Week 15 | Can you create Digital Signage with Tableau?

Introduction It’s Community Month once again here at #WOW2023 which means we have a guest coach. I wanted to use this opportunity to connect with our global community. Without a doubt, the most active group of challenge participants I see on Twitter, beyond those in anglophone countries, are the #DataSaber community based in Japan. I …

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2023 Week 15 | Power BI: What-if parameters inspired by Makeover Monday

Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re using a Makeover Monday dataset that was inspired by Andy Kriebel’s post on Twitter (dataviz inception!). Andy has been working through Makeover Monday challenges in Power BI, and I thought it would be a good opportunity for us to do some of these together! This week’s challenge uses what-if parameters, a …

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2023 Week 14 | Power BI: Word Cloud and Modulo

Introduction This week’s challenge is inspired by recent Twitter activities. We are creating a word cloud containing common misspellings in the US. Requirements Power Query Obtain the dataset from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11357183/Google-search-data-reveals-commonly-misspelled-words-spell-correctly.html OR https://github.com/kolky001/Workout-Wednesday-2023/blob/main/Misspellings Transform and load data HINT : Add Index column, create modulo column, unpivot data Power BI Desktop Obtain Word Cloud custom visual from …

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Embedded CRM Analytics Dashboard on Account Page

2023 Week 14 | Embedding CRM Analytics Dashboards in Salesforce

Introduction This week we are going to explore embedding dashboards within a Salesforce record page and apply a filter to make the insights contextual to the account you are viewing.  Requirements Create a simple recipe: Bring in the Account Object – ensure the Account ID Field is included Bring in the Case Object – ensure …

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2023 Week 14: How short are baseball games in 2023?

Introduction Welcome to community month for 2023. Each year since 2018 we’ve hosted a community month–where we invite different people from the Tableau Community. This year I wanted to invite someone who has been a prolific supporter of the data visualization community but hasn’t been recognized by Tableau as an Ambassador or Visionary for his …

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2023 Week 12 | Data Syncs & Scheduling

Introduction Hello and welcome to WoW week 12! This weeks challenge will be short & sweet from a requirements perspective but will hopefully provide valuable insights to help you optimize your data sync cycle. Tip… check out the Tips section! Requirements Navigate to the dataset created in a previous exercise, or create a new one …

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#WOW2023 | Week 12 | Can you build a dashboard using containers?

Introduction A few weeks ago I saw this Twitter poll (and the ensuing discussion) about Team Tiled vs Team Floating and I noted that I am neither. Rather, I am Team Container. Using Containers in dashboards makes positioning and sizing everything in your dashboard a piece of cake, once you have mastered how they work. …

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2023 Week 12 | Power BI: Are your reports accessible?

Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re taking a note out of Meagan’s book and looking at existing reports to ensure they’re accessible to our end-users.  Creating accessible Power BI reports isn’t just a nice-to-have feature, but a crucial aspect for ensuring all users can access and understand your data. Don’t let accessibility …

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