Tableau Prep Building (Tableau Data Prep) for Experienced Users

Course Objectives

This skills-focused course combines expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. 

Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will learn how to:

• Understand what data works best with Tableau Desktop and how to shape and clean it appropriately to get
• Learn how to maximize flexibility from Tableau Desktop.
• Learn how Tableau Prep folds into the analytic cycle, and when to prep data in Tableau Prep vs. Tableau Desktop.
• Understand the terminology used in Tableau Prep.
• Know how Tableau Prep approaches data sampling.
• Create and understand data prep flows that address common scenarios encountered in data preparation, as applied to common data use cases
• Know how to view data prepared in Tableau Prep using Tableau Desktop.
• Understand data exploration and validation in Tableau Prep and Tableau Desktop.

Course Prerequisites

This is an Intermediate and beyond-level Tableau course geared for experienced Tableau users who wish to leverage Tableau’s more advanced capabilities.

Take Before: Students should have experience in the topics below or should take one of the following as a pre-requisite:

• TTDTAB001   Introduction to Tableau | Tableau JumpStart
• TTDTAB002   Tableau QuickStart
• TTDTAB004   JumpStart Great Data Visualization with Tableau Desktop (for New Users)
• TTDTAB006   Tableau Desktop Fundamentals