Mastering Level of Detail Calculations

Expert 1 day
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In this course you will learn to

  • Create calculations
  • Get familiar with aggregation and LOD calculations
  • Create include, exclude and fixed calculations
  • Create nested LOD calculations
  • Integrate parameters in LOD expressions
  • Explore advanced uses of LOD calculations

Included in this course

  • Hands-on exercises
  • Course manual

Suggested attendees

Technical student with Tableau experience or programming background. Required: strong working knowledge of the Tableau environment, building calculated fields, adding a data source and building visualizations.

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Instructor-led online
$99.00
$129.00
$149.00
Private group training
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Course Outline

  • Create calculations
    • Review methods for creating calculations
    • Discuss calculation performance considerations
    • Use the calculation editor
  • Understand LOD calculations
    • Discuss default aggregation
    • Examine LOD calculations
    • Create include, exclude and fixed calculations
    • Create nested LOD calculations
    • Integrate parameters in LOD expressions
    • Explore advanced uses of LOD calculations
  • Explore LOD calculations
    • Integrate parameters in LOD expressions
    • Create nested LOD calculations
    • Explore advanced uses of LOD calculations