Tableau Desktop Specialist Flashcards

All 25 terms

Dimension

A field that slices the data (often blue, discrete), such as Region or Category.

Measure

A numeric field that is aggregated (often green, continuous), such as Sales.

Discrete

A field shown as distinct headers; the pill is blue.

Continuous

A field shown along an axis; the pill is green.

Aggregation

Rolling values up with SUM, AVG, COUNT and similar functions.

Marks card

The panel that controls colour, size, label, detail, shape and tooltip.

Show Me

A helper that suggests chart types for the fields you have selected.

Rows / Columns shelves

Where fields are placed to define the structure of the view.

Filters shelf

Where fields are placed to limit what the view shows.

Pages shelf

Splits a view into a sequence you can step through by a field.

Join

Combining tables at the row level on a shared key.

Union

Stacking rows from tables that share the same columns.

Data blending

Linking two separate data sources on a shared field.

Live connection

Queries the source data directly each time.

Extract

A saved snapshot (.hyper) of the data for faster, offline use.

Calculated field

A new field defined by a formula.

Table calculation

A calculation across the values already in the view (e.g. % of total).

Level of Detail (LOD)

An expression (FIXED / INCLUDE / EXCLUDE) that sets the granularity of a calculation.

Parameter

A user-controllable value that can feed calculations, filters or reference lines.

Group

Combining selected members of a field into one category.

Set

A custom subset of data, which can be dynamic and used in calculations.

Dashboard

A single view that combines multiple sheets, filters and actions.

Story

An ordered sequence of sheets or dashboards that tells a narrative.

Tooltip

The pop-up detail shown when hovering over a mark.

Tableau Public

The free version of Tableau Desktop that publishes to the public web.