Advance with Assist: Multi-Number Formats for Single Calculations
Question: I’ve used a case statement to allow my user to switch between measures, but I can’t format my percentage correctly. It always shows as a decimal. Is there a way around this? The short answer...
View ArticleFive-Timers’ Club: InterWorks Returns to CRN Solution Provider 500
We’re excited to share that InterWorks was named to the CRN Solution Provider 500 for 2019! While this is an honor we’ve received before, it never gets old and continually serves to affirm that we’re...
View ArticleAdvance with Assist: Removing Background Landmass on a Tableau Map
Question: I am not interested in seeing the landmass around the US. Is there a way to get rid of it within Tableau? As with most questions posed to the Assist team, the answer is yes. The end result...
View ArticlePortals for Tableau New Feature Spotlight: Token Authentication
A Dream Within a Dream Do you ever wake up from a dream only to realize you’re still dreaming? Even though Portals for Tableau is your dream solution, you don’t have to slap yourself awake to take...
View ArticleThe Migratory Patterns of the Common Alteryx Workflow
Prior to Alteryx Server version 2018.4, migrating workflows was a three-step process: Deny the problem exists Procrastinate Acquiesce There were two ways you could “migrate” workflows. You could...
View ArticleInterWorks Receives Snowflake Growth Solution Partner of the Year Award
Recently, InterWorks was honored to receive the Snowflake Growth Solution Partner of the Year Award for North America! This recognition was given at the Snowflake Partner Summit—ahead of the first-ever...
View ArticleAlter Your Analysis: Highest Average Retail Rating
While attending my first Alteryx training with InterWorks’ own Steph Kennedy, she said something that still sticks in my brain each time I use Alteryx: there is no prize for the prettiest or shortest...
View ArticleAdvance with Assist: Filtering Data Sources on Tableau Server
Question: Is there an easy way, without going workbook by workbook, to see a list of ALL data sources on our server that are published within workbooks and NOT published themselves? The good news here...
View ArticleReflecting on Snowflake Summit 2019
Recently, InterWorks had the exciting opportunity to attend the very first Snowflake Summit ever! The sold-out conference was held June 3-6 in San Francisco, and with over 2000 attendees, it was...
View ArticlePYD85 – Why We Do What We Do: James Wright
In the world of tech, possibilities are endless, and there are lots of considerations when it comes to charting a course. So how do you make all those choices? In this episode of PYD, David Pires talks...
View ArticleInterWorks Takes a Yoga Break
I started regularly practicing yoga just over five years ago, shortly after I joined the InterWorks team. On my travels to various cities around the country to deliver Tableau training, I was always...
View ArticleHow I Went from Financial Recruiter to Account Executive
For over six years, I worked in financial services. My first ever job was being a teller and an account specialist for a bank in my small town of Kremlin, OK. It still boggles my mind how I got that...
View ArticleDriving Set Actions with a Fake Filter in Tableau
Question: How do I get a filter to also drive a set action in Tableau? Short answer: You can’t. Slightly longer answer: You can if you fake it. Longest answer: Read the blog below! I got this question...
View ArticleA Retrospective: Data in the Clouds, Melbourne
What better place to talk about Snowflake than 89 floors above the hipster laneways of Melbourne amongst the clouds? Following our successful Brewalytics event in Perth, Western Australia, the...
View ArticleInterWorks Blog Roundup – June 2019
Last month on the blog saw a pretty diverse offering of content. We recapped some of the amazing tech conferences our team recently attended, shared some exciting recognitions InterWorks has received...
View ArticleWebinar Replay: 5 Common Dashboarding Mistakes and How to Fix Them
There’s no greater horror than pouring hours into a new dashboard only for your audience to get snagged on a simple mistake. We’ve all been there. But what if you could stop dashboarding faux pas...
View ArticleRemoving Borders from Tableau Worksheets
Recently, I needed to add a text box with an embedded URL to a client’s dashboard that read “Click to See Report.” The client, who still uses Tableau Desktop 10.5, wanted users to access an external...
View ArticlePYD86 – Tableau Blueprint
This week on Podcast your Data we discuss Tableau’s new blueprint for adopting analytics across an organization. Robert Rouse will be speaking with Solutions Lead, Karl Riddett about this blueprint and...
View ArticleAdvance with Assist: Swapping Sheets in Tableau 2019.2
Tableau 2019.2 is full of new features. To name a few, vector maps, parameter actions, show/hide dashboard containers and spatial calculations are now at your fingertips. The one I’m very excited for,...
View ArticleHow I Went from Beer Sales Developer to Analytics Consultant
When I was younger, I used to always imagine what my job would be when I grew up. A sales professional like my mom? A financial professional like my dad? Maybe start my own business one day? Maybe I...
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