Tableau Blogs

As data professionals, we’ve all heard it: “Don’t use red and green in dashboards – people with colour vision deficiency won’t be able to tell the difference.”Fair. But incomplete. The…

Let’s face it – there’s a reason dashboards still get exported to Excel. It’s not because users love spreadsheets. It’s because they’re not yet confident navigating your dashboard. They don’t trust what

Table calculations in Tableau – the pièce de résistance that lets you tweak your data display without mucking about with the raw numbers. They come into play right after all

Ever applied a filter in Tableau only to find your calculation ignores it? That’s because Level of Detail (LOD) expressions play by their own rules in Tableau’s Order of Operations.In this post, we’ll break

Filters in Tableau work in layers, starting from Extract Filters (which limit data before Tableau even loads it) all the way down to Table Calculation Filters (which only affect the display). Here is the standard

Mirror, Indicate, Manoeuvre. When learning to drive a car, that process is drummed into us. In that order, unless you like dancing with danger… (And, when you do see something

Effective dashboard design isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about providing actionable insights that transform data into decision-making power. In this article, we delve into our Proven Process for building powerful

You know that poor design in dashboards can lead to misinterpretation of critical data. But what can you do to gain confidence that your dashboards don’t mislead and drive maximum

I have seen a staggering number of dashboard projects falter due to inadequate feedback mechanisms. Without a proper peer review phase, your data visualisations could miss the mark, wasting time

Did you know that over 60% of professionals feel overwhelmed by the vast amount of information available on data dashboards (according to a 2021 survey by Data Analysis Insights)? In