This course will enhance the understanding of Tableau as a data visualization and exploration tool for technical users. The objective is to facilitate knowledge and skill-based understanding, that can be transferred and demonstrated within an organisation context.
Learners will be able to support report creators in their organisations, to build dashboards and develop data sources, which can be efficiently refreshed and managed.
The course is designed for an audience with 2+ years of Tableau experience and an interest in technical concepts like workbook performance.
This course presents a non-Microsoft visualisation alternative to Power BI Desktop for Technical Users (QAPBIDESK) and can be taken as progression from – Tableau Fundamentals (QATBFUND).
* Please note that this course is not suitable for new Excel or Database users.
The target audience for this Tableau 2-day technical course is those who have experience in database design, data transformation, ETL processes and will be responsible for creating reports and data sources for their organisation, even supporting other tableau creators, in Tableau.
They are interested in deepening their understanding of Tableau as a tool for flexible visual communication, including troubleshooting and workbook efficiency.
Module 1 Product and Overview
The aim of this section is to ensure learners know more about the products in the Tableau ecosystem and what the installation/ update process looks like.
Module 2 Data Sources: Connections & Purpose
This module takes a deeper dive into data sources and how to manage the sometimes-challenging formats that raw data arrives in, using the limited transformative capacities and reshaping features of Tableau.
Module 3 Combining Data Sources
This module is about selecting and bringing the different data sources.
Module 4 Visualizing and Interactivity
This module is the biggest part of the course and leads learners towards resolving a case study requirement, using data sources provided to create visualisations, worksheets and dashboards based on given data sets.
Module 5 Enhancements
This module will consolidate learning across the previous modules and revisit some of the core concepts to ensure understanding and confidence in Tableau workplace application.
QA reserves the right to improve the specification and format of its courses for the benefit of its customers without notice to the customer.
Join our public courses in our Canada facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.