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The British Empire Visualised in Tableau Desktop

Posted on 17th March 201716th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

This interactive visualisation uses Tableau Desktop to show the colonies, territories, dominions and protectorates ruled by the British Empire over time.

Tagged Data Visualisation, Maps, Tableau Desktop, The British Empire
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Globbing file pattern error received from BigQuery

Posted on 4th December 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

Error displayed by Tableau : The Google BigQuery service was unable to process this request. Encountered an error while globbing file pattern.

Tagged BigQuery, Error, Tableau Desktop
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Using the Project description in Tableau Server to hold administrative fields

Posted on 11th September 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

This post describes how we can store data in the Tableau Server Project description.

Tagged PostgreSQL, REGEXP_EXTRACT, Tableau Desktop, Tableau Repository, Tableau Server
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Connecting to Tableau Server’s PostgreSQL repository database

Posted on 10th August 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

Tableau Server uses a PostgreSQL database called ‘workgroup’ as its repository.  This guide will explain how we can connect Tableau Desktop to this repository.

Tagged PostgreSQL, Tableau Repository, Tableau Server
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How To Create Diverging Bars in Tableau Desktop

Posted on 13th March 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

This guide will explain how to create different styles of Diverging Bar Charts (or Butterfly Charts) in Tableau Desktop.

Connect Tableau Desktop to SharePoint

How to connect Tableau Desktop to a SharePoint List

Posted on 19th February 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

Tableau Desktop can connect to SharePoint lists using the pre-packed oData connector.

Tagged SharePoint, Tableau Desktop
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Performance of teams newly promoted to the English Premier League

Posted on 14th February 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

How many team promoted to the English Premier League survive their first season?

Tagged Data Visualisation, English Premier League, Tableau Desktop
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Using INFORMATION_SCHEMA or system views in SQL Server

Posted on 2nd February 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

When querying the SQL Server metadata should we use INFORMATION_SCHEMA or system views?

Tagged SQL, SQL Server
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Search SQL Server database for column name

Posted on 28th January 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

This post describes how to search SQL Server for a column name.

Tagged SQL, SQL Server

Dials, Gauges and Speedometers in Tableau Desktop

Posted on 24th January 201616th October 2017 by XY Data - Darren

This article will describe how to create dials, gauges and speedometers in Tableau Desktop.

Tagged Background Image, COS, Data Visualisation, Dial, Gauge, SIN, Tableau Desktop

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