https://just-tim.com/ New Tableau posts from just-tim. en-gb https://just-tim.com/posts/mastering-tableau-5th-edition-with-marleen-meier https://just-tim.com/posts/mastering-tableau-5th-edition-with-marleen-meier Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:06 GMT https://just-tim.com/posts/composable-data-sources-at-tableau-conference-2026-tableau-tc26-dataanalysis https://just-tim.com/posts/composable-data-sources-at-tableau-conference-2026-tableau-tc26-dataanalysis Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:12 GMT Composable data sources could send shockwaves through Tableau, but two years on it still hasn't shipped, and that worries me. https://just-tim.com/posts/what-should-mark-recher-do-evp--gm-dataanalysis-tc26-tableau https://just-tim.com/posts/what-should-mark-recher-do-evp--gm-dataanalysis-tc26-tableau Mon, 18 May 2026 18:00:30 GMT If I were Mark Recher 55 days into running Tableau, my first job would be figuring out how to disrupt my own business before everyone else does. https://just-tim.com/posts/ai-is-breaking-the-bi-consensus-dataanalysis-tc26-tableau https://just-tim.com/posts/ai-is-breaking-the-bi-consensus-dataanalysis-tc26-tableau Mon, 18 May 2026 15:00:14 GMT AI is breaking the BI consensus, and that's exactly why no keynote could ever knock it out of the park. https://just-tim.com/posts/why-everyone-disagrees-about-the-tableau-conference--dataanalysis-tc26-tableau https://just-tim.com/posts/why-everyone-disagrees-about-the-tableau-conference--dataanalysis-tc26-tableau Mon, 18 May 2026 11:15:01 GMT For the first time in a while, we don't share the same context for where the industry, or Tableau, should be going. https://just-tim.com/posts/the-tableau-2026-keynote-didnt-show-much-new-capability-dataanalysis-tc26-tableau https://just-tim.com/posts/the-tableau-2026-keynote-didnt-show-much-new-capability-dataanalysis-tc26-tableau Mon, 18 May 2026 09:00:16 GMT For the first time in a long while, the Tableau keynote only showed us capabilities that had already shipped. https://just-tim.com/posts/why-whiplash-tableau-resonated-in-the-community-tableau--dataanalysis-lysis-tc26 https://just-tim.com/posts/why-whiplash-tableau-resonated-in-the-community-tableau--dataanalysis-lysis-tc26 Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:15 GMT Whiplash resonated because it named a feeling we all shared walking into the conference. https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---dashboard-layout-in-tableau-next---part-6-of-6--reposted https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---dashboard-layout-in-tableau-next---part-6-of-6--reposted Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:01:03 GMT I tried to rebuild the Superstore executive dashboard in Tableau Next, and the dashboarding is fine - it's the charts that make it painful. https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---building-basic-charts-in-tableau-next---part-3-reposted https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---building-basic-charts-in-tableau-next---part-3-reposted Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:00:52 GMT I've taught thousands of people what an LOD is, and I still had to fight my way through one just to build a basic percentage of total in Tableau Next. https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---metrics-in-tableau-next---part-4-of-6-reposted https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---metrics-in-tableau-next---part-4-of-6-reposted Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:00:37 GMT I passionately hate that these are called metrics when there's an identical product called Tableau Pulse that works better. https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---tableau-next-dashboard-experience-reposted https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---tableau-next-dashboard-experience-reposted Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:00:36 GMT Tableau Next finally lets you build buttons and actions without sets and hidden sheets, and that genuinely made me happy. https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---tableau-next-semantic-modelling-reposted https://just-tim.com/posts/re-upload---tableau-next-semantic-modelling-reposted Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:00:24 GMT I spent 50 minutes building a Tableau Next semantic model live — and discovered exactly where the user experience shines and where it still fights you. https://just-tim.com/posts/meet-golden-analytics-an-ai-native-bi-tool-with-francois-ajenstat https://just-tim.com/posts/meet-golden-analytics-an-ai-native-bi-tool-with-francois-ajenstat Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:16:20 GMT Francois Ajenstat shows me Golden Analytics, his AI-native BI tool built to empower analysts rather than replace them. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-desktop-free-edition-fact-sheet--heres-what-you-can--cant-do-data-tableau-analytics https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-desktop-free-edition-fact-sheet--heres-what-you-can--cant-do-data-tableau-analytics Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:39:10 GMT Tableau Desktop Free Edition gives you nearly everything the full version does — except publishing to Public, Cloud or Server. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-desktop-is-now-free---heres-what-you-can--cant-do https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-desktop-is-now-free---heres-what-you-can--cant-do Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:37:45 GMT Tableau Desktop now has a genuinely free edition that connects to live databases locally, no trial, no credit card. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-desktop-is-now-free-heres-what-you-can--cant-do https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-desktop-is-now-free-heres-what-you-can--cant-do Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:14:20 GMT Tableau Desktop now has a genuinely free edition that connects to databases locally, and honestly it's a wild moment for the visualisation market. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-pulse-now-finds-correlations-across-your-metrics-tableau-tableaupulse-tableauai https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-pulse-now-finds-correlations-across-your-metrics-tableau-tableaupulse-tableauai Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:51:25 GMT Tableau Pulse can now connect the dots across your metrics, even when they live in different data sources. https://just-tim.com/posts/mute-metric-alerts-in-tableau-pulse--tableau-tableaupulse-notifications https://just-tim.com/posts/mute-metric-alerts-in-tableau-pulse--tableau-tableaupulse-notifications Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:50:34 GMT Tableau Pulse now lets you mute the notification splurge and focus on the metrics that matter. https://just-tim.com/posts/spatial-analytics-arrived-in-tableau-prep-tableau-tableauprep-spatialdata https://just-tim.com/posts/spatial-analytics-arrived-in-tableau-prep-tableau-tableauprep-spatialdata Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:35:35 GMT Tableau Prep is quietly sneaking up to Alteryx, and native spatial joins are a genuinely huge addition. https://just-tim.com/posts/in-database-processing-in-tableau-prep-snowflake https://just-tim.com/posts/in-database-processing-in-tableau-prep-snowflake Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:28:25 GMT In-database processing in Tableau Prep for Snowflake is powerful, but watch those credits. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-prep-flows-should-stop-failing-tableau-tableauprep-tableaucloud https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-prep-flows-should-stop-failing-tableau-tableauprep-tableaucloud Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:27:28 GMT Tableau Prep flows running out of memory should now fail far more gracefully thanks to Hyper as a Service. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-pulse-20261-updates-in-261-correlation-insights-metric-alerts--custom-goals https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-pulse-20261-updates-in-261-correlation-insights-metric-alerts--custom-goals Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:35:10 GMT I regret being so sceptical of Tableau Pulse, because I now think it should cover 60 to 80% of what people actually need from Tableau. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-prep-20261-features-snowflake-in-database-hyper-as-a-service--new-connectors https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-prep-20261-features-snowflake-in-database-hyper-as-a-service--new-connectors Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:35:46 GMT Tableau Prep is quietly sneaking up on Alteryx, and 2026.1 brings spatial joins, Snowflake in-database processing and Hyper as a Service. https://just-tim.com/posts/you-can-now-monitor-tableau-bridge-status-in-your-activity-log-tableau-tableaubridge-tableaucloud https://just-tim.com/posts/you-can-now-monitor-tableau-bridge-status-in-your-activity-log-tableau-tableaubridge-tableaucloud Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:13:09 GMT You can now see your Tableau Bridge client status right inside the Activity Log, so you'll know before an extract silently fails. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-bridge-job-monitoring-just-got-more-transparent-tableau-tableaubridge-tableauadmin https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-bridge-job-monitoring-just-got-more-transparent-tableau-tableaubridge-tableauadmin Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:12:08 GMT Tableau Bridge job monitoring just got a 'sent to bridge' status, so you finally know what's running where. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-just-landed-inside-powerpoint-and-word-tableau-microsoft365-powerpoint https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-just-landed-inside-powerpoint-and-word-tableau-microsoft365-powerpoint Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:10:23 GMT Tableau just landed inside PowerPoint and Word, and the timing right after Conference is a little strange. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-agent-now-writes-dashboard-narratives-for-you-tableau-tableauai-tableauagen https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-agent-now-writes-dashboard-narratives-for-you-tableau-tableauai-tableauagen Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:09:22 GMT Tableau Agent can now write narratives that explain your dashboard data right in the side panel. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-image-exports-finally-render-extensions-properly https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-image-exports-finally-render-extensions-properly Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:08:03 GMT Tableau image exports finally render extensions properly, so your downloads match what you actually see when logged in. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-finally-fixed-the-custom-views-naming-problem-tableau-tableaucloud-customviews https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-finally-fixed-the-custom-views-naming-problem-tableau-tableaucloud-customviews Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:07:06 GMT Tableau Cloud finally blocks duplicate custom view names, so you can dynamically link to your saved views without the clashes. https://just-tim.com/posts/external-key-management-for-tableau-extracts-explained-tableau-datasecurity-tableaucloud https://just-tim.com/posts/external-key-management-for-tableau-extracts-explained-tableau-datasecurity-tableaucloud Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:03:58 GMT External key management means you hold the encryption key, so even someone with direct server access can't open your extracts. https://just-tim.com/posts/you-should-try-tableau-with-accessibility-settings-on-tableau-accessibility-tableaucloud https://just-tim.com/posts/you-should-try-tableau-with-accessibility-settings-on-tableau-accessibility-tableaucloud Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:00:46 GMT A rising tide lifts all boats — Tableau's accessibility shortcuts aren't just for people who need them, they speed everyone up. https://just-tim.com/posts/bring-your-own-connector-to-tableau-cloud-byoc-tableau-tableaucloud-salesforce https://just-tim.com/posts/bring-your-own-connector-to-tableau-cloud-byoc-tableau-tableaucloud-salesforce Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:00:16 GMT Bring Your Own Connector finally lets enterprises bring their bespoke drivers to Tableau Cloud, clearing a big migration roadblock. https://just-tim.com/posts/wheres-tableau-server-20261-heres-whats-happening https://just-tim.com/posts/wheres-tableau-server-20261-heres-whats-happening Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:53:22 GMT There's no Tableau Server 2026.1, and here's the confusing reason why. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-cloud-20261-features-including-office-365-app-and-more https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-cloud-20261-features-including-office-365-app-and-more Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:07:03 GMT Tableau Cloud 2026.1 brings a native Office 365 app, AWS-backed extract encryption, and AI narratives in the Tableau Agent. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-20261-desktop-features-including-rounded-corners https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-20261-desktop-features-including-rounded-corners Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:16:07 GMT Rounded corners are finally native — here's everything else coming to Tableau Desktop in 2026.1. https://just-tim.com/posts/ai-assisted-color-palettes-in-tableau-data-ai-tableau-colorpalettes https://just-tim.com/posts/ai-assisted-color-palettes-in-tableau-data-ai-tableau-colorpalettes Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:06:06 GMT Just type what you want and get a colour palette instantly - that's AI taking the formatting grind off your plate. https://just-tim.com/posts/amazon-s3-connector-for-tableau--dataanlysis-tableau--aws-s3 https://just-tim.com/posts/amazon-s3-connector-for-tableau--dataanlysis-tableau--aws-s3 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:04:52 GMT Drop a CSV or Parquet file in an S3 bucket, hand Tableau the details, and boom — you're connected. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-has-a-google-looker-connector-dataanalysis-tableau-salesforce https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-has-a-google-looker-connector-dataanalysis-tableau-salesforce Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:03:30 GMT Tableau's new Google Looker Connector lets Looker handle the semantic modelling while Tableau does what it does best. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-supports-mixed-geometry-in-a-single-column https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-supports-mixed-geometry-in-a-single-column Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:02:13 GMT Tableau can finally hold points, lines and polygons in a single column, no more splitting geometry types out. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-has-a-rest-api-connector https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-now-has-a-rest-api-connector Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:00:46 GMT Tableau's new REST API connector means you can pull API data straight into Tableau without writing a single line of connector code. https://just-tim.com/posts/rounded-corners-in-tableau--dataanlysis-tableau-dashboarding https://just-tim.com/posts/rounded-corners-in-tableau--dataanlysis-tableau-dashboarding Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:58:34 GMT Rounded corners are finally native in Tableau, and I, for one, am glad to stop wasting analyst time rounding off edges in Figma. https://just-tim.com/posts/what-is-the-tableau-exchange--dataanlysis-tableau-salesforce https://just-tim.com/posts/what-is-the-tableau-exchange--dataanlysis-tableau-salesforce Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:57:15 GMT Wondering what the Tableau Exchange actually is? Here's the 20-second tour. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau--view-data-model-enhancements--dataanlysis-tableaudesktop-datamodelling https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau--view-data-model-enhancements--dataanlysis-tableaudesktop-datamodelling Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:55:47 GMT Hover over a pill and Tableau now shows you exactly which tables in your data model are feeding that calculation. https://just-tim.com/posts/ai-can-t-do-data-analysis-claude-cowork-thinks-different-un-edited-971eb https://just-tim.com/posts/ai-can-t-do-data-analysis-claude-cowork-thinks-different-un-edited-971eb Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT People say AI can't do data analysis — so I pointed Claude Cowork at a folder, talked it through the question, and validated every number in Tableau. https://just-tim.com/posts/andy-cotgreave--a-conversation-on-dashboards-and-the-future-of-bi https://just-tim.com/posts/andy-cotgreave--a-conversation-on-dashboards-and-the-future-of-bi Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:28:21 GMT Andy Cotgreave and I argue that charging people for curiosity is antithetical to everything good BI was built on. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-s-new-radial-chart-type-tableau-2024-2-and-newer https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-s-new-radial-chart-type-tableau-2024-2-and-newer Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Build stunning donut charts, gauges, and multi-ring visualizations in Tableau without pie chart workarounds using the new radial extension. https://just-tim.com/posts/color-palettes-and-palette-creator-in-tableau--tableau-20253 https://just-tim.com/posts/color-palettes-and-palette-creator-in-tableau--tableau-20253 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:12:31 GMT After 20 years of innovation, Tableau 2025.3 finally lets you set colour palettes workbook-wide. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-mcp-locally-why-i-wont-use-claude-for-my-company-data https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-mcp-locally-why-i-wont-use-claude-for-my-company-data Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:49:31 GMT You can run the Tableau MCP entirely on your laptop with LM Studio, so you get the ChatGPT-style experience without sending a single byte of company data to Claude or OpenAI. https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-20253-release-whats-new-in-pulse-desktop-public-and-more https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-20253-release-whats-new-in-pulse-desktop-public-and-more Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:53:48 GMT There are no big hitters in 2025.3, but it's packed with the small quality-of-life updates that quietly justify Tableau's premium price. https://just-tim.com/posts/cost-per-query-your-dashboards-are-about-to-look-expensive https://just-tim.com/posts/cost-per-query-your-dashboards-are-about-to-look-expensive Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:02:17 GMT Consumption pricing is coming to Tableau Next, and once a dashboard has a cost per query, best practice quietly becomes whatever is cheapest to run.