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* A parameter in Tableau is a place-holder for a single

global value, such as a number, date, or string.
* Tableau Parameter may be shown as controls (such
as sliders, drop-down lists, or type-in text boxes) to
end users of dashboards or views, giving them the
ability to change the current value of the
parameter.
* The value of Tableau parameter is global so that if
the value is changed, every view and calculation in
the workbook that references the parameter will
use the new value.

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 * There are multiple ways to create parameter Tableau:

* Use the drop-down menu next to Dimensions in the data

pane.

* Right-click on an empty area in the data pane and select

Create Parameter Field.

* Use the drop-down menu on a field, set, or parameter in

the data pane and select Create | Parameter

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* Joining is a method for combining the related
data on those common fields. The result of
combining data using a join is a virtual table
that is typically extended horizontally by
adding columns of data.

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Join Type Result Description
Inner When you use an inner join to combine tables, the result is a table
that contains values that have matches in both tables.

Left When you use a left join to combine tables, the result is a table
that contains all values from the left table and corresponding
matches from the right table.
When a value in the left table doesn't have a corresponding match
in the right table, you see a null value in the data grid.
Right When you use a right join to combine tables, the result is a table
that contains all values from the right table and corresponding
matches from the left table.
When a value in the right table doesn't have a corresponding match
in the left table, you see a null value in the data grid.
Full outer When you use a full outer join to combine tables, the result is a
table that contains all values from both tables.
When a value from either table doesn't have a match with the other
table, you see a null value in the data grid.

Union Though union is not a type of join, union is another method for
combining two or more tables by appending rows of data from one
table to another. Ideally, the tables that you union have the same
number of fields, and those fields have matching names and data
types. For more information about union, see Union Your Data.

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* Data blending is a method for combining data
that supplements a table of data from one data
source with columns of data from another data
source.
* Usually you use joins to perform this kind of
data combining, but there are times,
depending on factors like the type of data and
its granularity, when it's better to use data
blending.

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* Data blending is useful under the following conditions:
* You want to combine data from different databases
that are not supported by cross-database joins.
Cross-database joins do not support connections to cubes (for
example, Oracle Essbase) or to some extract-only
connections (for example, Google Analytics). In this case, set
up individual data sources for the data you want to analyze,
and then use data blending to combine the data sources on a
single sheet.
* Data is at different levels of detail.
Sometimes one data set captures data using greater or lesser
granularity than the other data set.
For example, suppose you are analyzing transactional data
and quota data. Transactional data might capture all
transactions. However, quota data might aggregate
transactions at the quarter level. Because the transactional
values are captured at different levels of detail in each data
set, you should use data blending to combine the data.
* Use data blending instead of joins under the
following conditions:
* Data needs cleaning.
* Joins cause duplicate data.
* You have lots of data.
* Primary and secondary data sources
* Data blending requires a primary data source and at
least one secondary data source.
* Using the same example from above, you designate
the transactional data as the primary data source
and the quota data as the secondary data source.
* Defined relationship between the primary and
secondary data sources
* After designating primary and secondary data
sources, you must define the common dimension or
dimensions between the two data sources. This
common dimension is called the linking field.