Since Tableau Public was recently upgraded to enable local saving (It’s about time), I decided to look and see what new dashboards were out there that I could learn from, and subsequently teach others to rebuild. My mantra is that you learn the most, by teaching others.

I did find the perfect dashboard built by Dmitry Shirikov on his Tableau Public page! There are also design elements from a dashboard created by Murilo Cremon so I tip my cap to him as well.

I reached out to Dmitry via Linkedin and asked for his permission to use this dashboard as a teaching tool for video lessons and he graciously gave me permission. This further demonstrates the collaborative spirit that thrives on Tableau Public. I offer a big thank you to Dmitry!

What I like about his dashboard is the use of the standard Tableau standard superstore dataset combined with interactive/dynamic year over years metrics and thoughtful design.

It contains deceptively simple KPIs, intermediate level metric swapping and a button selector process that relies on parameter actions. Parameter actions update the value of a parameter based on a user interacting with the marks in the view (in this case, the Sales, Profit or Orders dimensions).

I spent a great deal of after-work and weekend time researching how to put this dashboard back together and rebuilt it piece by piece so I could understand what was done.

It also took some time to record and edit this video as it is coming in at over an hour in length! I can’t believe I put this much time and effort into a free product!

My hope is that by dissecting the dashboard and teaching you how to build the chart elements, you can gain some valuable dashboard building insights to add to your repertoire.

If you think a part 2 video regarding the actual dashboard layout will be valuable, please leave a comment on my YouTube channel!

Your Next Steps

Here’s what I recommend:

• Download and admire the actual Dashboard from Tableau Public.
• Watch the Part 2 preview of this tutorial series to implement the container techniques I’ve outlined.
• Consider becoming a member to access the full Part 2 tutorial which clocks in at 45 minutes!

You can also watch a preview of Part 1 here:

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