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Tableau Data Prep

Skills Gained Use Tableau Prep Overcome many of their thorniest data cleaning and preparation issues Enable their Tableau analysis and visualization process to be smoother and easier Ease data prep...

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Duration 2 days
Course Code TAB-108
Available Formats Classroom

Overview

Skills Gained

  • Use Tableau Prep
  • Overcome many of their thorniest data cleaning and preparation issues
  • Enable their Tableau analysis and visualization process to be smoother and easier
  • Ease data prep challenges

Prerequisites

All students should have prior experience using Tableau, joining data in Tableau, and working with calculations.

Course Details

Training Materials

All Tableau training students receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements

  • Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 or later
  • Internet access
  • Related data and lab files that Ascendient Learning would provide

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Preferred structure and layout of data in Tableau 
  • Introduction to the Tableau Prep workspace 
  • Data cleansing and preparation concepts, such as joins, unions, wildcard matches, fuzzy matching, and addressing nulls, irregularities and outliers 
  • When to do your data preparation in Tableau Prep vs. the normal Tableau Desktop 
  • Understand data sampling 
  • Connecting to and configuring data 
  • Exploring data 
  • Joining and unioning data 
  • Combining data 
  • Cleaning data 
    • Text replacement 
    • Removing punctuation, trimming extraneous whitespace, and other undesired characters 
    • Splitting fields 
    • Merging fields 
    • Addressing nulls 
    • Grouping and replacing values 
    • Text cleaning calculations 
  • Changing data types and data roles 
  • Filtering data 
    • Categorical filters 
    • Numeric filters 
    • Date filters 
  • Removing duplicates 
  • Shaping and pivoting data  
  • Aggregating Data 
  • Validating results 
  • Complex data cleaning tasks 
  • Best practices for data preparation and optimizing Tableau Prep 
  • Exporting to various Tableau formats and publishing to Tableau Server 
  • Automating Tableau Prep flows with Tableau Prep Conductor or the Command Line Interface (if desired) 
  • Conclusion

Schedule

FAQ

Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?

Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.

What languages are used to deliver training?

Most courses are conducted in English, unless otherwise specified. Some courses will have the word "FRENCH" marked in red beside the scheduled date(s) indicating the language of instruction.

What does GTR stand for?

GTR stands for Guaranteed to Run; if you see a course with this status, it means this event is confirmed to run. View our GTR page to see our full list of Guaranteed to Run courses.

Does Ascendient Learning deliver group training?

Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.

What does vendor-authorized training mean?

As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.

Is the training too basic, or will you go deep into technology?

It depends on your requirements, your role in your company, and your depth of knowledge. The good news about many of our learning paths, you can start from the fundamentals to highly specialized training.

How up-to-date are your courses and support materials?

We continuously work with our vendors to evaluate and refresh course material to reflect the latest training courses and best practices.

Are your instructors seasoned trainers who have deep knowledge of the training topic?

Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.

Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

Lab access is dependent on the vendor and the type of training you sign up for. However, many of our top vendors will provide lab access to students to test and practice. The course description will specify lab access.

Will you customize the training for our company’s specific needs and goals?

We will work with you to identify training needs and areas of growth.  We offer a variety of training methods, such as private group training, on-site of your choice, and virtually. We provide courses and certifications that are aligned with your business goals.

How do I get started with certification?

Getting started on a certification pathway depends on your goals and the vendor you choose to get certified in. Many vendors offer entry-level IT certification to advanced IT certification that can boost your career. To get access to certification vouchers and discounts, please contact info@ascendientlearning.com.

Will I get access to content after I complete a course?

You will get access to the PDF of course books and guides, but access to the recording and slides will depend on the vendor and type of training you receive.

How do I request a W9 for Ascendient Learning?

View our filing status and how to request a W9.

Reviews

Sean is the very good instructor. I would like to take his class again in the future.

They are very good and made sure we had all the appropriate materials for class.

Easy to use and exactly what I was looking for. Value for money was exceptional.

Instructor was great, course was mostly very good except for too much focus on pricing

Although there seemed to be too many links for the course, everything worked smoothly.