Advanced Tableau Desktop

Description

Advanced Tableau Desktop concepts often involve delving deeper into data analysis, visualization customization, and optimizing performance. Here are some advanced topics you might explore:

1. Advanced Calculations: Utilize Tableau’s calculation features to perform complex calculations, including level of detail (LOD) expressions, table calculations, and nested calculations.
2. Parameters: Master the use of parameters to allow users to interactively control aspects of the visualization, such as filtering data, changing measures, or altering visual properties.
3. Advanced Mapping Techniques: Explore advanced mapping techniques such as custom geocoding, background images, polygon maps, and integration with spatial files or APIs.
4. Dashboard Design Best Practices: Learn about best practices for designing effective dashboards, including layout optimization, interactivity, user experience considerations, and storytelling.
5. Data Blending and Joins: Understand how to blend data from multiple sources and perform advanced join operations to integrate disparate datasets for analysis.
6. Performance Optimization: Optimize the performance of your Tableau workbooks by managing data extracts, minimizing calculations, utilizing data source filters, and leveraging performance recording tools.
7. Advanced Visualizations: Experiment with advanced visualization types such as tree maps, heat maps, box plots, bullet graphs, and custom visualizations using extensions or JavaScript integration.
8. Data Preparation Techniques: Use Tableau Prep or advanced data preparation techniques within Tableau Desktop to clean, reshape, and transform data for analysis.
9. Integration with R or Python: Incorporate advanced analytics and machine learning models into Tableau using R or Python integration to perform predictive analytics or advanced statistical analysis.
10. Tableau Server Administration: Gain knowledge of Tableau Server administration tasks such as user management, security settings, permissions, and performance monitoring.
11. Custom SQL Queries: Learn how to write and optimize custom SQL queries within Tableau to directly access data and perform advanced data manipulation.
12. Advanced Interactivity: Explore advanced interactivity features such as parameter actions, set actions, dashboard actions, and URL actions to create dynamic and interactive visualizations.
13. Tableau Extensions: Experiment with Tableau extensions to extend the capabilities of Tableau, integrating with external services, embedding web content, or creating custom functionality.
14. API Integration: Utilize Tableau’s JavaScript API or REST API to programmatically interact with Tableau workbooks, automate tasks, or embed Tableau visualizations into web applications.
15. Security and Permissions: Understand advanced security features in Tableau, including row-level security, column-level security, and data encryption to ensure data protection and compliance.

Basics course : https://www.infiniteskillshub.com.au/courses/tableau-desktop-basics/?v=3a1ed7090bfa

Intermediate course: https://www.infiniteskillshub.com.au/courses/intermediate-tableau-desktop-skills/?v=3a1ed7090bfa

This course is equivalent to Tableau III course and is very expensive:  https://www.tableau.com/learn/classroom/desktop-three