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

What are Groups?

A group is a combination of the members of the dimension which make higher-level categories. In Tableau, Groups are a way to combine related dimension members into higher-level categories. By creating groups, you can organize and analyze data at a more aggregated level, making it easier to understand and visualize. Here’s how you can create … Read more

What are the Sets?

In Tableau, sets are used to create subsets of data based on the specific condition defined by the user. Sets are only created based on the dimension field. There are two types of sets in Tableau, such as: Dynamic Sets: The values or members in the dynamic sets get change when the underlying data changes. … Read more