DataSelf Analytics Certification

White Belt Training: The Viewer’s Experience

The DataSelf Analytics White Belt class has two parts.

Introduction to the Tableau site; navigation and features.
Introduction to the features viewers have available in Tableau workbooks.We will use some of the DataSelf provided “Out of the Box” workbooks to help familiarize the viewer with what is already available

Target Audience: USERs wanting to learn how to deploy, perform report design with web and desktop designer, maintain DataSelf ETL+ and MS SQL Server data warehousing.

Classes Format: Instructor-led and web-based; might include attendees from other organizations; include hands-on exercises, and leverage a sample database that is similar to your production DataSelf system. Maximum of 8 people per class.

Self-Service Classes: Click here.

Live, Web-based Classes: Click here for schedule and registration.

Orange Belt: Web Report Design

Orange Belt Certification: Attendees completing parts 1 through 4 and passing the certification exam will be granted the DataSelf Orange Belt Certification.

1: Introduction to Tableau Web Report Designer. Creating and editing basic workbook views with dashboards.
2: Date filter options, drill down options. Formatting options.
3: Calculated fields for dimensions, measures, filters.
4: Multi data source reporting. Dashboard design.

Target Audience: End users and consultants wanting to learn web report design and ad hoc querying.

Self-Service Classes: Click here.

Live, Web-based Classes: Click here for schedule and registration.

Purple Belt: Intermediate Tableau Web Design

The two and a half hour session is the next step after Orange Belt in working with the Tableau Web App.

Best practice suggestions when designing workbooks to make them practical for viewers to use.
A deeper dive in workbook design with Date calculations, Sets, Table Calculations, LODs, and Data Blending.
Introducing other Tableau features like Alerts, Explain Data, Metrics
Comparing Tableau Desktop and Tableau Web

Self-Service Classes: Click here.

Live, Web-based Classes: Click here for schedule and registration.

Site-Admin Onboarding:

The one and a half hour Site Admin training covers four topics:

Maintaining the structure of Projects, Groups, and Users
Understanding Tableau permissions
Maintaining scheduled tasks: Alerts & Subscriptions
Reviewing Site Status

Self-Service Classes: Click here.

Live, Web-based Classes: Click here for schedule and registration.

Blue Belt: ETL+, MS SQL, and Desktop for data feeds

How to add additional data from your ERP or excel file and have it show in Tableau.

Using ETL+ to add fields to a SQL data source or add other tables to a SQL data source
Using DataSelf Desktop to incorporate the SQL data into the Tableau data source.

Self-Service Classes: Click here.

Live, Web-based Classes: Click here for schedule and registration.

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SELF-SERVICE RECORDED CLASSES

1. DataSelf and Tableau Training: Power Users

Audience: Desktop and Web Power users.
Agenda: Basic query techniques. (14 short videos for a total of 58 minutes).
Click here to download the training workbook (v10.3 or newer) so you can replicate the exercises.

2. DataSelf and Tableau Training: Desktop Users

Connecting to your data for the first time. A good entry level introduction to DSA. (22 minutes)

3. DataSelf and Tableau Desktop: Copy and Export Data

DataSelf Analytics, Tableau Desktop, copy data, export data into other applications such as MS Excel, PowerPoint and Email. (6 minutes)

TIPS

DataSelf Analytics: Rapid-Fire Analytics Demo

(15 mins)
Fasten your data-hungry seatbelts!

Charts and Dashboards with DataSelf Analytics (Tableau)

Part I (30 mins)
DataSelf Analytics v9.1 packaged workbook used in this training session:

Basics about charts and dashboards with DataSelf Analytics Desktop – Tableau Desktop:
CHARTS: Show Me panel; Time analysis and comparisons; Lines and colors; Mapping
DASHBOARDS: Drag and drop; Layout changes; Filtering

Filtering with DataSelf Analytics (Tableau)

Part I – The Basics (30 mins)

Basics about filtering with DataSelf Analytics Desktop
Tableau Desktop:
Absolute buckets, ex.: by year;
Relative buckets, ex.: this year
Compound filters, ex.: this quarter prior years
To-date buckets, ex.: last year to date
Wildcards, ex: product names that contain “apple”
Conditions, ex: sales larger than 100,000
Top/Bottom, ex: top customers by the gross profit
Learn more about context filters.

Calculated Measures with DataSelf Analytics (Tableau)

Part I – The Basics (30mins)

Basics about calculated measures with DataSelf Analytics Desktop – Tableau Desktop:
Aggregations
Calculated Measures:
– Simple operations (+**/)
– Groupings
– Slices of data
Table Calculations:
– YTD and YTD Growth
– Growth from other periods

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Analyzing

Different ways DSA makes analyzing your data quick and simple. Sorting, drill-downs, graphing and other powerful functions. (11 minutes)
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Formatting

How to format numbers and text, add shading and more. Customize the look and feel of your visualizations. (17 minutes)
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Sharing

How to share DSA views with others. Views can be shared with a small group of individuals or with an entire enterprise. (3 minutes)
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Dashboards Development

How to create interactive dashboards that empowers others to conduct their own analysis. (13 minutes)
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Miscellaneous tips and tricks (54mins)

Join three of these Zens – as they share the Zens list of “a-ha” moments.
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CALCULATIONS

Introduction to Calculations

How to make various types of calculations in DSA. Some important differences between Row-Level and Aggregate calculations are also covered. (13 minutes)
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Fundamentals about Quick Table Calculations

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YoY and YTD with Quick Table Calculations

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Data Visualization Techniques

Part 1: Caveman Brain Science

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Part 2: Color

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Part 3: Chart Types and Formatting, Oh My!

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Part 4: Mad Scientist Experiments for Better Dashboards
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TIPS & TRICKS

Tip#1: Sales pipeline analysis for account managers – Learn to use this DataSelf dashboard starter (Tableau-embedded) to quickly analyze and understand your pipeline.
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Tip#2: Report Distribution Options – Learn the options to access and distribute reports on DataSelf Analytics.
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Tip #3 – Totals and Subtotals (Tableau) – How to create totals and subtotals in DataSelf Analytics (Tableau).
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Tip #4 – Building a new report (Part I)
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Tip #5 – Building a new report (Part II)
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20 Quick Design Tips for Tableau Dashboards

From Tableau Coach
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For further training resources, please visit: Tableau Training Page.

IMPORTANT: DataSelf Analytics incorporates software under an OEM agreement with Tableau Software. Some Tableau instructional videos were selected for their relevance to DSA users. Please assume that Tableau and DataSelf Analytics (DSA) are the same product when watching the videos. Some of Tableau’s data source features are not available or required in DSA.