Asutosh Jha

How to show total records and percentage as well of the same in labels. total record is a measure.

This can be done by creating a calculated field. Just create a calculated field with the code [total records] Let’s say you have the name of the calculated field as calc1. Now take both in the text field in marks card and make one of those as a percentage. This way, you will be able to show %age along with the total…

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Do we need a server if we want to see the tableau report

Not exactly! You may see your report using Tableau reader as well which is a free tool. The other options are- Publish on tableau online which is a paid tool Publish on tableau public which is a free option Save the report in PDF and share the static report (not recommended)

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How do I make a filter apply to multiple charts in the dashboard?

To do that, click on the filter and select apply to worksheet dropdown and select worksheets. This will show a popup where you can select all the sheets where you want to apply that filter.

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What is the difference between “use all” and “select” from list

The difference is, when you use select from the list, only the selected elements will be selected. Later on if some additional items are being added to it, you need to manually add that item to the report for the change to take place. While using use all options, all the elements will be added and there won’t be any…

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How to add more than a field to label

Just drag the required fields to the label shelf and all will be shown in the report.I need to create a side by side bar chart and need to also show trend there

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How to move the dimension title in the bar chart to bottom in one worksheet

Usually, when we create the bar chart, you will find dimension title at the top as shown below-Now if you want to make that title “order date” at the bottom then you can convert the year(order date) to continuous as shown below-

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I updated worksheet name but the same is not updating in the title

This is a kind of confusion! When we update the worksheet name first it will update the title of the worksheet. But usually what happens when we update the worksheet title then we remove the attribute and keep our own custom name. And so next time when we update worksheet names then there is no variable in worksheet…

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I am getting illegal characters when I converted the data type of name column

This is quite a frequent issue in data conversion. The probable reason can be- You might be trying to convert some string related columns to integer or decimal. What that means is, when we convert data to a data type that can not store that data then some garbage value can result. For example, text column to Integer,…

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What is the difference between live and extract connections

Live and extracts are two ways you can make the data connection to the tableau. Live allows you real-time data while extracts are kind of batch which needs to be refreshed from time to time to get the updated data. So, in the case of live connection whatever changes will be done at the Datasource end that will be…

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Where can I find the saved tableau workbooks

If you have not changed the location and was selected by default while installation, then it should be in the following folder- My documents My Tableau repository Workbooks If you have changed it while installation, you can open tableau desktop and click on the file. From there select Repository Location… This will…

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Difference between tableau server and public

Both Online and server are the premium products by Tableau. And both help you publish your report and share it with others. In a single line- 1. Tableau Server- On-premise & Public cloud 2. Tableau Online- Fully hosted and managed by Tableau So, usually, if you have to keep your reports on intranet and managed by your…

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I have a column date and whenever I use that year comes by default. Is there any option to make Mont

Yes, that’s because of the hierarchy. You can change that for each view by right-clicking on it and selecting the format. In that formatting pane, select the format as you require.

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