Category Archives: Automation

Automate custom Tableau email updates

Posted on 2016-10-04 by Frederic

Like it or not, looking at you Slack, email remains the preferred way to disseminate information in the workplace. Even applications that help businesses run smoothly use email as a form of communication and efficiency. For example, the Sharepoint alert … Continue reading →

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Pathways to Analytics Automated Operations Nirvana

Posted on 2016-06-29 by Frederic

I already wrote a couple of posts on the topic of Automation of Operations using Alteryx, but I felt an update was in order, as the possibilities evolve so fast lately. I gauged some interest on the topic as well … Continue reading →

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Automate Target to Date Attainment

Posted on 2016-02-23 by Frederic

This post is an extension of the previously covered topic: Display optional business Targets to your Actuals in Tableau The business scenario used to introduce the topic in the previous post was kept basic, on purpose. I’d like to introduce … Continue reading →

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Upload directly to Tableau Server from Alteryx

Posted on 2016-01-05 by Frederic

Since I posted last June on automating Tableau operations using Alteryx, new versions of Alteryx (V10 + V10.1) and Tableau (V9.1 + V9.2) got released. That post remains relevant as ever, but a new feature is worth a separate update: the great Information Labs Upload … Continue reading →

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How to Automate Data Refresh Operations to Tableau Server with Alteryx

Posted on 2016-01-05 by Frederic

new Alteryx Macro to upload to Tableau Server and Online directly> So you built a kick-ass visualization in Tableau, which reads from a tidy single TDE file you obtained, after you blended in Alteryx several data sources and performed complex … Continue reading →

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