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. …
#WOW2023 | Week 12 | Can you build a dashboard using containers? Read More
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 …
2023 Week 12 | Power BI: Are your reports accessible? Read More
Determining trend for use in smart narratives with DAX LINEST and Power BI
Introduction This week’s challenge is focused on interactivity, and was born out of a client requirement to compare store locations via selections from a map. I’ve naturally adapted it to use our favourite Superstore dataset. The core requirement is to be able to make a selection on the map and see how sales compare to …
One of the less often used features of Tableau is device designer. While it may not be needed all the time, when the need does arise its good to have the practice under your belt
Introduction This week we are exploring transforming tabular data with repeater widgets to display our top accounts and sales people based on total revenue. Use repeater widgets to show select fields from a query in a scrollable list in your dashboard. Create a customized layout of text, numbers, charts, and images in a repeater widget, …
Introduction Not everyone wants to consume analytics through their desktop these days. We live in a busy world where people are often on the go, so we’re focussing on a mobile dashboard this week. The goal is to create a simple view that can be quickly glanced at to see our KPIs vs. last year’s …
Introduction This week’s challenge was inspired by a question from a client. In truth, I was not able to solve the problem for them upfront. This challenge would not exist were it not for an article in the Tableau Community that explains how to achieve the desired outcome – thanks to whoever wrote this up! …
Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we will use Power BI to build an interactive resume. This challenge is for a few different audiences. 1) Job seekers – feel free to use this template, plug in your information, make design tweaks, and post this to your portfolio! 2) Data vizzers – use the starter …
2023 Week 08 | Power BI: Create an interactive resume Read More
Introduction The theme for February 2023 has been alternatives. This week I present an alternative (and trust me, there are many other alternatives) to my least favorite chart: the side-by-side bar chart. The reason this chart is so difficult for me is because it takes up a lot of space and when I am doing …
2023 Week 8: Can you build a comet chart as an alternative to a side-by-side bar chart? Read More
