Last night at the SFBATUG meet up, I had the pleasure of giving a hands-on demo of how to create an interactive calendar in Tableau.  This is a follow up to a post I write in May 2012 detailing how to create the calendar. 

This example goes a step farther in that I’m using the calendar like a widget to control what I’m seeing on my dashboard.  What’s also cool about this method is that you can multi-select dates, something you can’t currently do with date quick filters.

Note that I also demoed how to hide a reference line behind a bar, which I wrote about here.

Finally, this dashboard is not a stellar example of design.  I threw this together quickly so that I could share it with the community promptly.

Download the workbook here.

Location
Norfolk Southern
1200 Peachtree NE, Peachtree Room - 2nd floor
Atlanta, GA 30309
Google Maps

RSVP: http://www.tableausoftware.com/learn/usergroups/atlanta-apr26-12

Agenda

1. Blend This – Paul Lisborg, NetDirect
2. Parameter Madness – Andy Piper, Newnan Utilities
• Interactive Data Blending
• Dynamic Path Coloration
• Dynamic Table Creation

++ Bring your laptop with Tableau, because this will be a hands-on session. ++

For more information, please contact John Hoover.

The next ATUG meeting will be December 15 @ 1PM ET

Where – Coca-Cola - 1 Coca Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313, Nicholson Room – Central Reception Building

Important – You must check-in with security and tell them you are there for the Atlanta Tableau User Group meeting.

Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early!!

RSVP – http://www.tableausoftware.com/usergroups/atlanta-dec15-11

Agenda:

1. Jedi Tricks – Marc Rueter, Tableau Software
   • In this session, Marc will show ten powerful tricks that will make you truly the master of your analytics.
2. Hands-on Training: Tips & Tricks – Andy Kriebel, Coca-Cola
   • Ten powerful tricks that will speed up your work
   • Authoring Brilliant Dashboards
3. Information - January & February Meetings

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The next ATUG meeting will be November 17 @ 1PM ET

Who - All ATUG members and guests
What – The November in person hands on meeting
Where – Coca-Cola - 2 Coca Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313, USA-G

Important – You must check-in with security and tell them you are there for the Atlanta Tableau User Group meeting. They will then call me to come get you. I will have people in the lobby to help usher you to the room.

Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early

RSVP – http://www.tableausoftware.com/usergroups/atlanta-nov17-11

Agenda:

1. Tableau Customer Conference Presentation – The Holy Grail of Strategic Decision Making (Andy Kriebel, Coca-Cola)

2. Training – Iron Viz Challenge: Create a beautiful viz with unfamiliar data in less than 30 minutes (David Newman, CSE Inc.)

3. Open forum –

• Tableau Customer Conference feedback, highlights, etc.
• December meeting – location, time, agenda

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Please join Mischa Uppelschoten of UPS and Dan Murray of Interworks as they host the Atlanta Tableau User Group on Wednesday, September 21 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm at UPS.

This event is a time to share, listen, network and discuss experiences and opportunities with other Tableau users.

Information:

• Wednesday, September 21 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm
• UPS, 55 Glenlake Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA 30328

Agenda:

• Introductions / Networking
• Webinar – Tableau @ Oxford University: A Classic Tale of “Land & Expand” – Andy Cotgreave, Tableau Software
• Break / Networking
• Exploratory Vitas: Ways to Become Acquainted with a Data Set for the First Time – Hands-on activity – Dan Murray, Interworks
• November Meeting Discussion

Bring your laptop equipped with Tableau because this will be a hands-on session.

• Outgunned and outnumbered
• Feeling like an outlaw
• No funds, only problems to solve
• Locked-in

Join ATUG today at 1pm ET as special guest Albert Birck from Maersk Line joins us all the way from Europe to present his talk from the European Tableau Customer Conference:

Overcoming Resistance in BI Projects

• Outgunned and outnumbered

• Feeling like an outlaw

• No funds, only problems to solve
• Locked-in

And how 'guerilla-analytics' can help you deal with it

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1. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: stealth

1. Click "Join"
2. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen.

Meeting Number: 715 230 391
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USA: 1-866-672-6771
International: +44 20 7198 1751
User code: 02 56 577#

Click here to register

Join us at the Atlanta User Group August 18th from 1-4pm @ Norfolk Southern.

Agenda:

• Introductions & Networking
• Overcoming Resistance in BI Projects - Albert Birck, Maersk Line
• Break / Networking
• Team Activity
• September Meeting Discussion (any volunteers to host?)

This will be a hands-on meeting so please bring your laptop with Tableau.

Who should attend? Tableau User groups are open to any Tableau customers and enthusiasts.

Paul Lisborg of Newnan Utilities, was announced the winner of the ATUG (Facebook, LinkedIn) viz challenge at the July meet-up.  Paul has been a very active member of ATUG since the beginning.  In fact, I don’t believe he’s missed a single meet-up.

Here’s a screen shot of Paul’s interactive viz.  The data source is too large to upload to Tableau Public; click on the image below to download the workbook.

For his efforts, Paul was awarded a pretty cool water bottle and a t-shirt.  Best of all, Paul won the iPad2 given away by Tableau at the 6.1 launch party.  It was only fitting that Paul won.

Tableau 6.1: See Your Data Like Never Before

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Tableau’s gone mobile and is making stops at user groups across the country to give customers a first-hand look at what's coming in Tableau 6.1.

Join us at the Atlanta User Group as we raffle off an iPad in 6.1 celebration fun!

Agenda:

A minor release? Think again, come and see all we’ve rolled into the latest release of Tableau.

• Mobile Business Intelligence - Tableau’s new touch-enabled visualizations and native iPad app let you get business intelligence anywhere you need it.
• Localization and Maps - French and German versions of Tableau Desktop and Server and more map options mean that asking “where?” yields richer answers.
• Fresh, Fast Data - It’s even easier to be up-to-the-minute and secure with all your data.

Who should attend? Tableau User groups are open to any Tableau customers and enthusiasts.

Please join us Thursday, June 23rd from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at Coca-cola for a hands-on user group meeting.

This event is a time to share, listen, network and discuss experiences and opportunities with other Tableau users.

Information:

• Thursday, June 23rd from 1:00 - 4:00 pm
• Coca-cola, 2 Coca Cola Plaza - Learning Room 6, Atlanta, GA 30313 - Map
• Register here

Agenda:

• Training - Efficient use of Tableau (Laura Hussey, FTI)
• Team Project - TARP: Uncover the data
• Open Forum

Bring your laptop equipped with Tableau because this will be a hands-on session.

IMPORTANT - Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early. You must check in with security and tell them you are there for the Atlanta Tableau User Group meeting. They will call Andy Kriebel to come get you.

We look forward to seeing you!

The next ATUG meeting will be February 17 @ 1PM ET

Who - All ATUG members and guests

What – The February in person hands on meeting

Where – Coca-Cola - 2 Coca Cola Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30313, learning room 6

Important – You must check-in with security and tell them you are there for the Atlanta Tableau User Group meeting. They will then call me to come get you. I will have people in the lobby to help usher you to the training room as the room is across the campus.

Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes early

RSVP – http://events.linkedin.com/February-Atlanta-Tableau-User-Group-ATUG/pub/551737

Agenda:

1. Demonstration – Grouping & Joining: Tableau vs. Excel (Bryan Hoskins, Athens Regional Medical Center)
2. Training – Sorting, Grouping & Sets (Bryan Hoskins)
3. Team project – Are you ready for some football?
4. Open forum –
• March meeting – location, time, agenda
• Steering committee changes – who wants to help?

-- This will be a hands on session - Bring your laptop and Tableau with you --