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Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook

You're reading from   Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook Create powerful, effective visualizations with Tableau 10

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786465634
Length 476 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Donabel Santos Donabel Santos
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Preface 1. Basic Charts 2. Advanced Charts FREE CHAPTER 3. Interactivity 4. Dashboards and Story Points 5. Maps and Geospatial Visualization 6. Analytics 7. Data Preparation A. Calculated Fields Primer B. Resources Index

Functions in Tableau

Often, when we need to derive data, we may need to incorporate some built-in functions in Tableau. Functions are reusable, "callable" code that can be used in calculations. Functions also return some kind of value.

In the calculated field editor, there is a faint arrow on the right side of the rectangle. When you click on this, it will expand and show a Help box for functions that are supported in Tableau:

Functions in Tableau

When you click on the dropdown of the help window, you will see a list of the function categories available:

Functions in Tableau
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