Tableau Prep lessons

Visual data preparation feeding straight into Tableau. 10 lessons across 4 tracks, each ending with a short self-check.

10lessons

58mtotal

4tracks

20checks

Building flows

The interface, inputs, and combining data with joins and unions.

3 · 18m

The Prep interfaceFlow pane, profile pane and data grid — and why the profile pane is the point.beginner5m Input stepsConnecting to files and databases, wildcard unions, and input-level filtering.beginner6m Join and Union stepsCombining data, and the join summary that shows you what did not match.intermediate7m

Cleaning & transforming

Clean steps, grouping values, splitting fields and calculations.

3 · 18m

Clean stepsFiltering, renaming, removing fields, and the profile-pane shortcuts.beginner6m Grouping and cleaning valuesFuzzy matching to fix inconsistent spellings automatically.intermediate6m Splitting fields and calculationsAutomatic and custom splits, and calculated fields inside a step.intermediate6m

Reshaping & aggregating

Pivot steps and aggregate steps.

2 · 11m

Pivot stepsColumns to rows and back, including the wildcard pivot.intermediate6m Aggregate stepsChanging the grain of the data, and using it to prevent fan-outs.intermediate5m

Publishing & outputs

Output steps, running flows, and scheduling.

2 · 11m

Output stepsWhere a flow ends up, and which output type to choose.beginner6m Running and scheduling flowsRunning manually, on a schedule, and keeping flows maintainable.intermediate5m