Working with dates in Tableau is essential for trend analysis, time-series visualizations, and dynamic dashboards. Tableau provides a rich set of date functions that help you parse, manipulate, and calculate date values with ease.
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Monthly Archives: July 2025
How to Create a Radar Chart in Tableau
Radar charts, also called spider charts, are great for comparing multiple variables across categories. While Tableau doesn’t natively support radar charts, you can still build one using calculated fields and some data reshaping.
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How to Use RANKX and TOPN for Dynamic Ranking in Power BI
In Power BI, effectively ranking data is crucial for insightful analysis. Two primary DAX functions facilitate this: TOPN and RANKX. While both serve to rank data, they operate differently and are suited for distinct scenarios.
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Hive SQL vs Regular SQL: A Practical Guide for Data Engineers and Analysts
In the world of data processing, SQL is the lingua franca—but not all SQLs are created equal. If you’ve worked with big data tools like Apache Hive, you’ve probably noticed that Hive SQL isn’t exactly the same as traditional SQL used in relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server.
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