Creating BOBJ reports on top of Snowflake DB and consuming it in SAC
Snowflake an analytic data warehouse provided as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), is getting a lot of attention in the BI world because of its unique architecture and low cost. In reporting space SAP to hold a major spot because of its unique features like scheduling,...
Publishing Alteryx .hyper output to Tableau Server
The power of data is provided at fingertips by Tableau in feature-rich visualizations which helps in making data-driven decisions. To make this more effective we need enriched data sets which are provided by the self-service data analytics platform Alteryx. Alteryx...
Comparison of Live vs Extract – SAP BW and SAP BW4/HANA with Tableau
SAP Business Warehouse (BW) has a profound history as a data warehouse in the SAP landscape with the versions ranging from SAP BI to the latest SAP BW4/HANA. SAP BW follows an OLAP architecture and the data is consumed for reporting through Bex Queries which provide a...
Automated Data Discovery in Tableau
The amount of data being generated and used for analysis is increasing exponentially which accentuates the need for data analysis algorithms that caters the user requirements in Self-Service analytics tools. Tableau provides Automated Data Discovery feature as a...
Hierarchical Tree – Advanced Custom Visuals for Power BI
The Hierarchical Tree is an advanced custom visual of the xViz suite built for Power BI to showcase hierarchies in a more visually appealing manner. Visualizing Hierarchy can be tricky when it comes to data. Usually a visual in the form of a table(like...
5 Use Cases for Gantt Chart Custom Visual in Microsoft Power BI
Gantt charts are a set of bars representing a task across a certain timeline. Where the length of the bar represents the time taken by each task and the order of the task represents the order in which the tasks are supposed to be executed as part of the overall...
Gantt Chart- Advanced Custom Visuals for Power BI
Gantt chart is one of the most widely used project planning tools. It helps you visualize your project plan to articulate, communicate and monitor the progress. A Gantt Chart shows activities (tasks or events) displayed along a given timeline. On the left side of the...
Configuring Comparison Band – Custom Visuals for Microsoft Power BI
In the previous blog, we looked at some of the key features of the bullet chart and the importance of comparison bands. Now let’s, have a closer look at the comparison bands and different ways to configure the comparison bands with the xViz bullet chart to solve...
Bullet Chart- Advanced Custom Visuals for Power BI
Bullet charts are a variation of a bar chart developed by Stephen Few as a replacement for gauges and meters. The Bullet chart has the following advantages over the gauges. • Space saver – require less real estate, can be oriented horizontally and vertically based on...
Parallel Coordinates Chart- Advanced Custom Visuals for Power BI
Parallel coordinates visualization is used to plot multivariate numerical data. The ideal scenario for this visualization is to compare many variables together and seeing the relationships between them. For example, if you had to compare an array of products with the...
Understanding Tableau Licensing
The prime factors to consider prior purchase of any product are understanding how the product can add value to the organization, the different modes of licensing for users and pricing. In this blog, we will focus on types of user licenses and pricing Types of...
Embedding Data in workbooks Vs Published Data sources
The base for any Tableau dashboard is its data source, and tableau provides an option to its users to publish this data source. The data source can either be published along with the workbook (embedded in the workbook) or can be published as a separate standalone...
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