Tableau Desktop Data Management Essentials

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Tableau Desktop Data Management Essentials

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Import, split, pivot, and combine data using joins, relationships, and unions in Tableau Desktop.
Manage dimensions, measures, and data types; create calculated fields and groups for effective analysis.
Create bins and parameters, manage data connections and filters, refresh sources, and export data to CSV.

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There are 3 modules in this course

Build essential Tableau Desktop data management skills to transform raw data into organized, analysis-ready data sources. Learn practical techniques for preparing, combining, and maintaining data to support reliable analysis.

Designed for aspiring data analysts and reporting professionals, this course introduces Tableau data preparation workflows, including importing clipboard and spreadsheet data, splitting fields, and pivoting data. Explore how joins, relationships, and unions combine tables, and learn to choose suitable methods for different data structures. Understand dimensions, measures, and data types while creating calculated fields and organizing values into groups. Discover how to create numeric bins, configure interactive parameters, and manage discrete and continuous fields. Learn to edit data connections and filters, refresh data sources, and export data to CSV. By the end of the course, you'll be able to prepare Tableau data sources, select table-combination methods, organize analytical fields, and maintain data connections for effective analysis. What makes this course distinctive is its focus on practical data management workflows behind Tableau analysis, helping you build a solid foundation for working with data before creating visualizations.

Import clipboard and spreadsheet data, split and pivot fields, and combine tables with joins, relationships, and unions to prepare Tableau Desktop data sources for analysis.

What's included

6 videos3 assignments

6 videosTotal 37 minutes

Introduction to Course Description8 minutes
Copy Data from Clipboard6 minutes
Splitting and Transforming Data Fields4 minutes
Creating Data Pivots and Joins6 minutes
Relationships and Unions7 minutes
Relationships and Unions Continued5 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Importing and Transforming Data10 minutes
Combining Data with Joins, Relationships, and Unions10 minutes
Connecting and Preparing Data in Tableau30 minutes

Manage dimensions, measures, and data types; apply calculated fields; and organize values into groups to support meaningful Tableau analysis.

What's included

6 videos3 assignments

6 videosTotal 29 minutes

Introduction to Dimensions and Measures4 minutes
Converting Dimensions and Measures3 minutes
Changing Data Types for Measures and Dimensions4 minutes
Understanding Measures and Calculated Fields6 minutes
Applying Calculations to Data Fields5 minutes
Creating and Managing Data Groups6 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Understanding Dimensions, Measures, and Data Types10 minutes
Using Calculations and Organizing Data10 minutes
Working with Tableau Data Fields30 minutes

Create bins and parameters, manage discrete and continuous fields, edit data connections and filters, refresh sources, and export data to CSV.

What's included

7 videos3 assignments

7 videosTotal 34 minutes

Creating Bins for Numerical Data6 minutes
Creating Parameters for Interactive Analysis6 minutes
Editing and Configuring Tableau Parameters3 minutes
Converting Discrete to Continuous5 minutes
Editing Data Connections and Filters5 minutes
Refreshing and Updating Data Sources4 minutes
Export to CSV and Paste External Data5 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Creating Bins and Interactive Parameters10 minutes
Managing Data Types, Connections, and Exports10 minutes
Building Interactive and Maintainable Data Sources30 minutes

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