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Extension Gallery

https://extensiongallery.tableau.com/  

Manage Saved Credentials for Data Connections

https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/manage_stored_credentials.htm#update-saved-credentials  

OAuth Security Improvements Requiring Reauthentication in Tableau Online

https://kb.tableau.com/articles/issue/oauth-security-improvements-requiring-reauthentication-in-tableau-online  

Replacing the Data Source for a Single Sheet in a Workbook

  https://kb.tableau.com/articles/HowTo/replacing-the-data-source-for-a-single-sheet-in-a-workbook

The 10 Best Data Visualization Blogs To Follow

https://www.tableau.com/learn/articles/best-data-visualization-blogs  

How to Use Secondary Data Sources for Tableau Parameter Actions

https://playfairdata.com/how-to-use-secondary-data-sources-for-tableau-parameter-actions/  

The Definitive Guide to Tableau Sets

https://playfairdata.com/the-definitive-guide-to-tableau-sets/

3 Innovative Ways to Use Filters in Tableau

https://playfairdata.com/3-innovative-ways-to-use-filters-in-tableau/   Add a filter to the Context. The Set Control list will only show values that meet the filter in the context. Select All Values in Context in the Set properties to enable.

Create a Subscription to a View or Workbook

https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/subscribe_user.htm   To receive a subscription, users must have the  View  and  Download Image/PDF  permissions. 

How to Build Mobile-Friendly Tableau Dashboards

https://interworks.com/blog/kallenspach/2019/10/30/how-to-build-mobile-friendly-tableau-dashboards/  

3 Ways to Create Charming Crosstabs in Tableau

  https://playfairdata.com/3-ways-to-create-charming-crosstabs-in-tableau/ Custom Table Headers

3 Essential Ways to Use Dynamic Parameters in Tableau

https://playfairdata.com/3-essential-ways-to-use-dynamic-parameters-in-tableau/  

Ten Tableau Text Tips in Ten Minutes

https://playfairdata.com/ten-tableau-text-tips-in-ten-minutes/   Has many links to other Playfair content

Product Downloads and Release Notes

  https://www.tableau.com/support/releases

How to Automatically Create Pages in Tableau Visualizations

https://playfairdata.com/how-to-automatically-create-pages-in-tableau-visualizations/  

Continuous vs Discrete

Continuous is GREEN; Discrete is BLUE Continuous  is always NUMERIC; Discrete may be a STRING Continuous and discrete are NOT synonymous with dimension and measure Discrete values can be sorted; continuous cannot Continuous colors are gradients; discrete colors are distinct Continuous pills can be placed to the right of discrete pills but not to the left; discrete pills define the aggregation level Continuous creates axes; discrete creates headers From: Mastering Tableau 2021 - Third Edition, Getting Up to Speed - A Review of the Bascis

What’s new in Tableau 9.0? Part 2 – Level of Detail Expressions

https://boraberan.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/whats-new-in-tableau-9-0-part-2-level-of-detail-expressions/  

Top 15 LOD Expressions

https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/LOD-expressions https://www.tableau.com/learn/tutorials/on-demand/introduction-lod-expressions

Level of Detail (LOD) Calculations Reference

Tableau Desktop Cookbook, Chapter 17 Practical Tableau, Chapter 16

Stairway to Snowflake Level 1 - An Introduction to Snowflake

https://www.sqlservercentral.com/steps/stairway-to-snowflake-level-1-an-introduction-to-snowflake