Category: API

  • The Tableau VizQL Data Service: What It Is, What It Can Do, and When to Use It

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    When people think of Tableau, they usually picture dashboards, visualizations, and drag-and-drop analytics. In this traditional setup, users explore data by interacting with dashboards: charts, filters, tooltips, etc. But what if you don’t need the visuals at all—just the data behind them, with all the same calculations, filters, and logic already applied? That’s where the…

  • Tableau ‘CountTo’ Extension

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    Ever wanted to count up or down in Tableau?Now you can using the CountTo Viz Extension – for free! Using this extension a dashboard will count up or down to a certain value.

  • Tableau Hyper API now on Apple Silicon

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    The June 2024 release of the Hyper API (version 0.0.19484) is available – and it now finally supports Apple Silicon!

  • Write your own Tableau Extension for your current dashboard

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    Tableau Extensions are a way to extend the functionality of a dashboard to your own specific needs. Most people using extensions simply grab one of the many offered via the Tableau Exchange (free or paid). In this post I would like to encourage you to think about another option: creating your own extension!