Collecting and Preparing Data for Tableau Desktop

Get to know how you can collect, prepare and transform your data in Tableau. Learn how you can effectively use Tableau's fast analytic processing capabilities to perform tasks like joins, blend and unions.

At the core of Tableau is its fast analytics capabilities that allows you to connect to and analyze almost any database. In this course, Collecting and Preparing Data for Tableau Desktop, you will learn foundational knowledge of collecting, preparing and transforming your data. First you will learn, connecting to different types of files and servers. Next you will discover how you can union and join your data to create cohesive datasets. Finally, you will learn the differences between using live connections and data extracts. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge needed to collect, prepare and transform your data in order to successfully perform analysis.