Module 5

Bring it all together

Tableau as Facilitator
• Tableau dashboards are powerful tools that can be used to facilitate
data analysis and decision-making
• Dashboards are visualizations that allow you to display and interact
with data from multiple sources and perspectives.
• Provide a way to quickly and easily access and analyze data in
Tableau.
Interactive data visualization software for
improving the Dashboard
• Drag-and-drop interface
• Advanced visualization options
• Real-time data updates
• Data integration and connectivity
• Customization and branding
Right ways to build dashboard in tableau
• Use a clear and concise layout
• Focus on key metrics
• Use filters and parameters to allow for data exploration
• Use appropriate data granularity
Wrong way
• Overloading the dashboard with too much data
• Using inappropriate visualizations for the data
• Using cluttered or inconsistent layout
• Failing to allow for data exploration
Advanced Dashboard
• Use a wide range of visualization types
• Use interactive elements
• Use calculated fields and table calculations
• Use data blending
• Use data storytelling
Share tableau dashboard with Reader and on
server
• Publish to Tableau Server
• Share as a web page
• Export as a PDF or image
• Embed in a website or blog
Dashboard for Mobile Consumption
• Use responsive design
• Use mobile-friendly visualization types
• Use clear and concise labels and titles
• Use interactive elements
• Use appropriate data granularity
Mobile device screens are obviously smaller than personal computer
monitors, and your input method will be less precise than a mouse pointer.
These differences were carefully considered when Tableau enabled their
products for mobile usage. You also need to think about how your dashboard
designs need to be adapted for this kind of consumption. Mobile environment
considerations include:

• No mouse and no multi-select through click and drag

• Lack of a control button and no multi-select through Ctrl+click
• Hover is not available as an action trigger.
• The finger for pointing and clicking
• Zoom by a pinch/expand gesture.