Course Catalog
Tableau Desktop II | Intermediate
Code: TTDTAB007
Duration: 2 Day
$1695 USD

OVERVIEW

Geared for experienced Tableau users, Intermediate Tableau | Tableau Desktop II is a two-day, lab intensive hands-on course that provides participants with the skills required to move from simple to complex visualizations, and to combine them in interactive dashboards.

NOTE: The Tableau Training Series is independent-format training that can be tuned and adjusted to best meet your needs. Our materials are flexible, comprehensive, and are always instructed by a senior instructor with a deep understanding of Tableau and its most current features, benefits and functionality in a wide array of uses. This is not Official Tableau Training.

DELIVERY FORMAT

This course is available in the following formats:

Virtual Classroom

Duration: 2 Day
Classroom

Duration: 2 Day

CLASS SCHEDULE

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Apr 10 2024 - Apr 11 2024 | 10:00 - 18:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 2 Day

$ 1695

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Jun 13 2024 - Jun 14 2024 | 10:00 - 18:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 2 Day

$ 1695

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Aug 08 2024 - Aug 09 2024 | 10:00 - 18:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 2 Day

$ 1695

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Oct 17 2024 - Oct 18 2024 | 10:00 - 18:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 2 Day

$ 1695

Delivery Format: Virtual Classroom
Date: Oct 17 2024 - Oct 18 2024 | 10:00 - 18:00 EST
Location: Online
Course Length: 2 Day

$ 1695

GOALS

This skills-focused course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises.  

Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will:

  • Understand Tableau terminology
  • Use the Tableau interface / paradigm to effectively create powerful visualizations
  • Create basic calculations including string manipulation, basic arithmetic calculations, custom aggregations and ratios, date math, logic statements and quick table calculations
  • Use groups, bins, hierarchies, sorts, sets, and filters to create focused and effective visualizations
  • Use Measure Name and Measure Value fields to create visualizations with multiple measures and dimensions.
  • Handle changes in data source such as field addition, deletion or name changes.
  • Share visualizations with others.
  • Combine visualizations into Interactive Dashboards and publish them to the web.
  • Represent data using the following visualization types:
  • Cross tabs
  • Heat maps
  • Distribution charts
  • Tree maps
  • Pie charts and bar charts
  • Dual axis and combo charts with different mark types
  • Box plots
  • Highlight tables
  • Scatter plots
OUTLINE

  1. Simplifying and Sorting Your Data
  • Data Filtering
  • Creating Date Filters
  • Sorting
  1. Organizing Your Data
  • Using Groups
  • Creating and Using Hierarchies
  1. Slicing Your Data by Date
  • Working with Dates in Tableau
  • Using Discrete Date Parts
  • Defining a Fiscal Year
  • Creating Custom Dates
  1. Using Multiple Measures in a View
  • Using Measure Values and Measure Names in a View
  • Combo Charts
  • Combined or Shared Axis Charts
  • Creating Dual Axis Charts
  1. Showing the Relationship between Numerical Values
  • Creating Scatter Plots
  • Using Sets
  1. Viewing Specific Values
  • Creating Heat Maps
  • Creating Crosstabs
  • Creating Highlight Tables
  • Grand Totals, Sub-Totals, and Changing Aggregation
  1. Customizing Your Data
  • Calculation Types
  • Parts of a Calculated Field
  • Options for Creating Calculated Fields
  • Strings, Dates, and Type Conversion Functions
  • Calculations and Aggregations
  1. Analyzing Data with Quick Table Calculations
  • Using Quick Table Calculations
  1. Showing Breakdowns of the Whole
  • Pie Charts and Parts of the Whole
  • Creating Tree Maps
  1. Viewing Distributions
  • Bins and Histograms
  • Box and Whisker Plots
  1. Making Your Views Available
  • Building Dashboards
  • Dashboard Actions
  1. Simplifying and Sorting Your Data
  • Data Filtering
  • Creating Date Filters
  • Sorting
  1. Organizing Your Data
  • Using Groups
  • Creating and Using Hierarchies
  1. Slicing Your Data by Date
  • Working with Dates in Tableau
  • Using Discrete Date Parts
  • Defining a Fiscal Year
  • Creating Custom Dates
  1. Using Multiple Measures in a View
  • Using Measure Values and Measure Names in a View
  • Combo Charts
  • Combined or Shared Axis Charts
  • Creating Dual Axis Charts
  1. Showing the Relationship between Numerical Values
  • Creating Scatter Plots
  • Using Sets
  1. Viewing Specific Values
  • Creating Heat Maps
  • Creating Crosstabs
  • Creating Highlight Tables
  • Grand Totals, Sub-Totals, and Changing Aggregation
  1. Customizing Your Data
  • Calculation Types
  • Parts of a Calculated Field
  • Options for Creating Calculated Fields
  • Strings, Dates, and Type Conversion Functions
  • Calculations and Aggregations
  1. Analyzing Data with Quick Table Calculations
  • Using Quick Table Calculations
  1. Showing Breakdowns of the Whole
  • Pie Charts and Parts of the Whole
  • Creating Tree Maps
  1. Viewing Distributions
  • Bins and Histograms
  • Box and Whisker Plots
  1. Making Your Views Available
  • Building Dashboards
  • Dashboard Actions
LABS

This hands-on course focuses on ‘learning by doing’, combining expert lecture, practical demonstrations and group discussions with plenty of machine-based real-world programming labs and exercises. Student machines are required.

This hands-on course focuses on ‘learning by doing’, combining expert lecture, practical demonstrations and group discussions with plenty of machine-based real-world programming labs and exercises. Student machines are required.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Tableau Experienced Users

PREREQUISITES

This is an Intermediate level Tableau course geared for experienced Tableau users who wish to leverage Tableau’s more advanced capabilities.