Add Totals in Tableau

Displaying or adding Totals and subtotals in Tableau is the most natural thing, and it’s just a matter of checkmarks. In this article, we will show how to add subtotals and totals in Tableau. This includes adding Row Totals, Column Totals, Grand Totals, and Subtotals with a live example. For this Tableau Add Totals demo, … Read more

Tableau Sort

Tableau sort is the process of arranging or ordering the data in Ascending Order or Descending Order. For example, when we show products by region report, it would be helpful and practical to show the products in any manner. In this article, we will show you how to perform sorting in Tableau reports with examples. … Read more

Tableau Grouping

Tableau Grouping is the process of merging or combining two or more values for further analysis. For example, When we see products by region report, we may find a few underperforming products. Sometimes, it may be annoying to see all those underperforming products. So, we have to perform Tableau grouping on those records (combining those … Read more

Data Labels in Tableau Reports

Data Labels in Tableau reports or any other Business Intelligence reports play a vital role in understanding the report data. For example, By seeing the bar chart or Pie chart, we can easily understand which country sales are higher than the other. However, we can’t see how many sales (in number) each country has made. … Read more

Tableau Reports

This article will show how to create Tableau reports in the new version using the Microsoft SQL Server database as a data source. For this report’s demo, we will use the Data connection we created in our previous article. Please refer to Connecting to SQL Server article to understand the Data Source and the Tableau … Read more

Connecting Tableau to Microsoft Analysis Services

In this article, we will show you the steps involved in connecting Tableau to Microsoft Analysis Services. Also, how to use the data present in Cubes as Tableau Data Source with an example. Steps involved in Connecting Tableau to Microsoft Analysis Services If you have not started the Tableau yet, Double click on the Tableau desktop to open. … Read more

Connecting Tableau to SQL Server

In this article, we will show you the steps involved in connecting Tableau to SQL Server. Besides, how to use the data present in SQL Tables as Tableau Data Source with an example. Steps involved in connecting Tableau to SQL Server If you have not started the software yet, Double click on the desktop to open. Once it … Read more

Connecting to Text File in Tableau

In this article, we will show you how to connect Tableau to Text Files. Moreover, how to use the data present in Text Files (such as .txt, .csv, .tab, .tsv) as Tableau Data Source with an example. Steps involved in Connecting to Text File in Tableau Before we connect Tableau to a text file or CSV, let … Read more

Connecting to Excel Files in Tableau

This chapter shows how to connect Tableau to Microsoft Excel Files. Furthermore, how to use the Excel sheets as Tableau Data Source with an example. Before we start connecting to Tableau, let us see the data present in the Excel file. The screenshot below shows that it is just a regular .xlsx file holding two sheets or … Read more