Introducing Tableau Relationships

2022

TL; DR

A quick introduction to the what, why and how of Tableau relationships.

Session Details

Relationships (or noodles as they're affectionately referred to) are the new and improved approach to joining data in a Tableau model. In this session you'll learn, what they are, how to use them, how they improve over older approaches and what their limitations are.

3 things you'll get out of this session

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