Andy Kriebel

#TableauTip: You've got 25 calculated fields in your workbook and you need to find one specific one.

Most people scroll. There's a faster way.

→ Right-click on any field and choose "Find in data pane." Tableau finds it instantly.

A student taught me this in class last week. I've been using Tableau for over 20 years.

Thanks Bojan!

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3 days ago | [YT] | 9

Andy Kriebel

Here's the 5-step framework I use every time I build a Dynamic Zone Visibility dashboard.

1. Create a Parameter: This controls what appears and when. You can't use DZV without one.
2. Create Show/Hide Calculations: A Boolean field that tells Tableau what to display based on the parameter value.
3. Create your charts, objects and dashboard: Each object connects to your DZV logic.
4. Add Containers: Horizontal or vertical containers to organize your objects and simplify the hiding logic.
5. Create a Parameter Action: This ties everything together. The user controls visibility by selecting, hovering, or using the tooltip.

Five steps for cleaner dashboards with smarter layouts.

If you want to see the whole thing built live, the webinar replay is here:

→ nlt.circle.so/c/free-tableau-talks/nlt-live-2026

(You'll need a free Next-Level Tableau account to access it.)

P.S. I'm thinking about putting together a DZV resource pack. Would that be useful to you? Drop a comment and let me know.

4 days ago | [YT] | 14

Andy Kriebel

Really quick tip.

If you need to swap two fields in your view, you don't need to drag them around one at a time.

Select both fields, right-click on either one, and choose Swap.

Done.

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1 week ago | [YT] | 1

Andy Kriebel

You've watched the DZV tutorials. You understand the concept. But when you sit down to build it yourself, it doesn't quite come together.

That's exactly what this workshop is for.

90 minutes. You build your own Dynamic Zone Visibility dashboard from scratch, with me there when you get stuck. You leave with something published to Tableau Public and a 7-day plan for applying it at work.

Tuesday 21 July, 7pm BST / 2pm EDT. $150.

→ nlt.circle.so/checkout/dzv-workshop

1 week ago | [YT] | 8

Andy Kriebel

In Next-Level Tableau we have three levels of classes: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
I invite everyone to join any level, no matter where they're at. There's no wrong place to start.

✅ Beginner is about the foundations. And foundation concepts are what everything else is built on, so even experienced analysts come back to them.

✅ Intermediate is about expanding on those foundations. This is where you start connecting what you know and applying it to more complex problems.

✅ Advanced is that next level of problem solver. The ability to think through solutions without needing other resources.

Every class is recorded so you can go at your own pace, starting and stopping as needed.

That's how analysts in NLT become the most advanced person on their team. The one their colleagues come to when they're stuck.

Find out more at nextleveltableau.com/

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 10

Andy Kriebel

If you've ever been asked to "just put it in Excel," this webinar's for you.

In 60 minutes you'll learn how to use Dynamic Zone Visibility to build a toggle-driven dashboard that shows exactly what your stakeholders need and hides everything they don't.

📅 Tuesday 14 July, 8pm BST / 3pm EDT

📍 Zoom

Recorded if you can't make it.

→ www.nextleveltableau.com/dzv

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 17

Andy Kriebel

I’m running a free Dynamic Zone Visibility webinar next Tuesday.

A while back I built a map of crimes near London football stadiums. Spent waaayyyy too long trying to make it work on one sheet before I realised DZV was the answer.
Two views, one dashboard, seamless to the user.

See the viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/andy.kriebel/viz/Cr…

👉 Join me Tuesday 14 July, 8pm BST / 3pm EDT. Free: nextleveltableau.com/dzv

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 12

Andy Kriebel

On Tuesday 14 July at 8pm BST / 3pm EDT I'm walking through how to use DZV to build dashboards that feel polished, interactive, and genuinely easy to use for your stakeholders.

We'll cover:
→ What DZV actually is and why it matters
→ A step-by-step process for building cleaner, smarter dashboards
→ How to create toggle-driven dashboards you can add to your Tableau Public profile
→ Real-world examples beyond basic show/hide buttons

It's free. Save your spot: www.nextleveltableau.com/dzv

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 21

Andy Kriebel

Your slope graph probably has a problem you haven't noticed yet.

Those vertical dotted lines that make a slope graph look polished? They're not as obvious to add as you'd think.

Tableau's reference bands only work on continuous axes. If your x-axis field is discrete (blue pill), you won't get the option to add a vertical line at all.

Fix it in 5 steps:

1. Right-click your x-axis pill → convert to continuous
2. Drag a Reference Band from the Analytics pane onto the year axis (not the measure axis)
3. Set fill to line, turn off fill colour, untick recalculate
4. Change the label from "computation" to "value" so your column headers show
5. Right-click the axis header → uncheck Show Header to clean it up

We built this in Next-Level Tableau last month. See the finished viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/andy.kriebel/viz/LarceniesvsAssaultsinAthens-ClarkeCountyNext-LevelTableau/Dashboard1

Want to learn the techniques that separate good charts from great ones? www.nextleveltableau.com/nlt

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 10

Andy Kriebel

If you know SQL window functions, you already know table calculations. The syntax just looks different.

Two things to understand:

1. Partitioning = PARTITION BY. The unchecked boxes in your table calc configuration. These are the groups the calculation resets within.

2. Addressing = ORDER BY. The checked boxes. This is the direction the calculation moves.

In SQL terms:
• RUNNING_SUM is a cumulative SUM OVER with an ORDER BY.

• RANK is RANK() OVER with a PARTITION BY and ORDER BY.

• WINDOW_AVG with a range is AVG OVER with ROWS BETWEEN.

Four examples in the carousel below. Each one shows the Tableau table calc and its exact SQL equivalent side by side.

P.S. There's a free workbook to go with this → nlt.kit.com/table-calc

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