Define Dual axis.

The dual-axis is used to visualize two different measures in two different chart types. A date column and two measures are necessary to build a dual-axis chart. In Tableau, a dual axis refers to the capability of having two separate axes (both vertical and horizontal) on the same chart. This feature allows you to plot … Read more

How to create a Calculated Field in Tableau?

Click on the drop-down option to the right of dimension on the data pane and go to the create options and select the calculated field to open the calculation editor. Name the calculated field and create a formula. To create a Calculated Field in Tableau, follow these steps: Open your Tableau workbook and navigate to … Read more

What is the Tableau Data Engine?

Tableau Data Engine is a cool feature in Tableau. It?s an analytical database that designed to achieve instant query response, predictive performance, integrate seamlessly into existing data infrastructure, and it is not limited to load entire data sets into the memory. If you are work with a large amount of data, it does take some … Read more

What is a Tableau Data Server?

Tableau server acts as a middle man between the data and Tableau uses. Tableau Data Server allows you to share and upload data extracts, preserve database connections, as well as reuse calculations and field metadata. This means any changes you can make for the calculated field, data-set, aliases, definitions or parameters, can be saved and … Read more

What is the Hierarchical Field?

In Tableau a hierarchical field is used for drilling down data. It means viewing your data at a more granular level. In Tableau, the term “Hierarchical Field” typically refers to a field in your data that represents a hierarchy or a structure with levels. Hierarchical fields are often used in creating tree maps, organizational charts, … Read more