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Infotopics | Apps for Tableau is worldwide market leader in Tableau Extension Development. For us it is impossible to develop our extensions and closely match your use cases without having your valuable expertise and user input. Our Servicedesk is always open for suggestions, tips, tricks and feature requests.
Every quarter we will inform you on our most recent product updates that were developed with above all, your input. In these online events we will explain and demonstrate the latest additions and features of our product portfolio. Use the form to register and become part of our future. We will keep you posted on our most important developments and highlight the use case(s) that founded our development roadmap.
We love to make solutions and help Tableau users to do things more efficiently. If you have feedback, ideas, questions or need support, please make sure to share it with us! Also, don’t forget to follow us on social media for our latest news and updates.
WHAT’S NEW IN APPS FOR TABLEAU MAY 2022
This What’s New session was dedicated to the launch of our newest product called: SuperKPIs. Our Tableau Visionaries Klaus Schulte and Merlijn Buit collaborated on this project and couldn’t wait any longer to show you! In this webinar they shared the story on their collaboration and gave a demo of the new product! You can find an overview of the presentation below:
INTRO OF SUPERKPIS
COLLABORATION – The collaboration story of Merlijn and Klaus
TRAILER – The SuperKPIs launch trailer
FEATURES – Most important features
HOW IT WORKS – How to make dashboard users happy!
DEMO OF SUPERKPIS
USE CASES – Connect your data to a template
KPI CARDS – Create KPI Cards in a few minutes
CUSTOMIZE – Customization of your SuperKPIs
FAQ
A lot of questions came in and unfortunately we couldn’t answer all of them through the live Q&A in our event but they have been answered in the FAQ you can find here!
We currently have three templates: Normal transactional data where KPIs are in the columns. We have pivoted data, so if you have your KPIs in one column and the values of the KPIs in a different column and we have an aggregated pivoted, more advanced layout, which is also possible. If you have different use cases; we are up for a challenge if you have more use cases!
We are working with map layers and they are available since 2020.4, so that’s the minimum version you need to work with.
You can change everything as it is native Tableau!
We support transactional data, Pivoted data, and aggregated pivot data, and we are open to more challenges of course!
It is the same behavior like other Cross-db relations
Everything is one worksheet
WHAT’S NEW IN APPS FOR TABLEAU FEBRUARY 2022
The first What’s New session of 2022 was amazing! We have shared big news like the WriteBackExtreme 1.5.0 update, our new Extensions for Good initiative and have even showed a little sneak peek of our newest etensions! You can find an overview with all the recordings of the What’s New Event from February 2022 below!
PICTURETHIS, DRILLDOWNTREE, SHOWMEMORE & DREAMTEAMS
PICTURETHIS – Use Google fonts
DRILLDOWNTREE – Add dashboard user Analytics pane, allow switching of measures & sort on value or alphabetically
SHOWMEMORE – Waterfall chart
DREAMTEAMS – MS Teams Integration
WRITEBACKEXTREME 1.5.0
SAML / SSO
Bulk updates
Dynamic fields / Default values
Vertical Layout for DATA Correction
SUPERTABLES
Store Pivot lay-outs in personal views
Sorting and filtering of columns containing NULL values
FAQ
A lot of questions came in and unfortunately we couldn’t answer all of them through the live Q&A in our event but they have been answered in the FAQ you can find here!
Yes!
You don’t have to create custome calculations, the extension (ShowMeMore) is doing most of the magic!
All of our extensions are build for Tableau Online and Server, so exactly the same as in Desktop!
WHAT’S NEW IN APPS FOR TABLEAU NOVEMBER 2021
This webinar was a success filled with all kind of new cool updates on our latest Extensions! We have showed new features, demo’s and we gave a sneak peek into what is coming! You can find an overview with all the recordings of the What’s New Event from November 2021 below!
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW PER EXTENSION
WRITEBACKEXTREME
Feedback Form in the dashboard to collect input
Map input for elements
Dynamic Default Values
EASYDESIGNS
Multiple Dashboard designs
Configure options in the EasyDesigns Extension
Match your corporate identity and synchronize your layout in your workbook ánd file it on your server!
DRILLDOWNTREE
4 NEW FEATURES -Max Depth, Print Button, Tooltip, Sort on Names, Configurable Pop Up button
Analytics Pane
SHOWMEMORE – 6:24
Radart Chart improvements: Filters
Spatial Sankey on top of a map
SUPERTABLES
New dashboard action type
More advanced features: Custom CSS & Custom Javascript
New dimensions: HTML, Markdown and Emoji
SHOWMEMORE – 8:00
Brand new visualization: The Waterfall Chart
WHAT IS COMING?
11:25 – Teams in Tableau
14: 10 – Advanced calculations in Tableau
FAQ
A lot of questions came in and unfortunately we couldn’t answer all of them through the live Q&A in our event but they have been answered in the FAQ you can find here!
We will definetely investigate possibilities and would love to cooperate about this!
It also works on published Dashboards. Really powerful to know what your users are interacting on in your dashboard.
That depends on the feedback. We are aiming for this year (2021), and the more feedback we get the faster we can release it.
Yes, of course, it is possible you just need to make multiple designs and you store them in separate files and drop them in the folder how it is showed in the demo of Easy Designs. So, it is definitely possible, you can make a header layout or a content layout for example.
Currently we support branches of SQL, we support MySQL, MicrosoftSQL and PostgreSQL. We also support a few cloud data warehouses like Snowflake and Amazon Redshift and Synapse and we also support the Oracle database for the WriteBackExtreme extension.
WHAT’S NEW IN APPS FOR TABLEAU AUGUST 2021
This session was filled with all kinds of major updates and we have demonstrated some of the latest features of our broad set of Tableau Extensions and Solutions. We have even showed our newest extension EasyDesigns for the first time, which you can try for free! You can find an overview with recordings of the August 2021 What’s New in Apps for Tableau event below 🙂
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW PER EXTENSION
SUPERTABLES
Performance Improvements (up to 80%)
Support for HTML cells in your SuperTable
Sorting columns with NULL values
Set conditional colors for background and font
Manual pagination sizes
PROCESSMINING
Version 4.0 new product partially backwards compatible
New simplified setup with 1 datasheet
Variant Analysis
Variants as a filter
Case animations
Select standard or custom measures
Print process map
EASYDESIGNS
DEMO – How to integrate the style of your corporate identity in Tableau?
SHOWMEMORE
Sankey Dashboard Filter Actions
Sankey Dashboard Parameter actions
Legend highlight Radar chart
PICTURETHIS
Set pagination to reduce internet loading times
WRITEBACKEXTREME
New authentication methods
Support for Oracle and Amazon Redshift
Improved auditing and roll back on change level
Notification for assigned tasks that need action
Permissions for Roll Back
Support general comments (not bound to mark selections)
Sorting of schemas
Uppercasing or lower casing for database schemas
Use custom titles and descriptions per schema
FAQ
A lot of questions came in and unfortunately we couldn’t answer all of them through the live Q&A in our event but they have been answered in the FAQ you can find here!
Performance is boosted by around 40% with the new booster setting using the latest API improvements.
Tableau Server/Online does not support the embedding of web elements (and extensions are also web elements). Tableau Desktop does and I know Tableau Software is working to enable this feature on the Server platform as well. Unfortunately currently we have to do without the embedding of extensions in the PDF and image exports.
WHAT’S NEW IN APPS FOR TABLEAU MAY 2021
In this online webinar, we have shared the most recent Infotopics | Apps for Tableau developments with you, the (potential) user of our extensions. We have explained and demonstrated some of the latest features of our broad set of Tableau Extensions and Solutions and we have even launched our newest extension Dashboard Usage 2.0 which you can try for free! You can find an overview with recordings of the May 2021 What’s New in Apps for Tableau event below!
INTRODUCTION
Summary
Your ideas are our source of inspiration! In the online webinar of May 11th, 2021 we have shared the latest updates and new features of our Tableau Extensions and we have even launched our newest Dashboard Usage extension! Watch the recordings now and stay in the flow!
OVERVIEW PER EXTENSION
SUPERTABLES
- REFRESH DATA – Added a ‘Refresh data’ menu item in the context menu.
- CLEAR SECTION – Added a Clear selection button,
- MULTIPLE ROWS – Allow multiple rows to be selected with clicks.
- HIDE PARENT ROW – Added option to hide to parent row when group is expanded.
- HIDE NUMBER OF ROWS – Added option to hide the number of rows counter behind a group row
- EXCLUDE PARAMETERS – Exclude parameters from parameter event listeners.
- MULTILANGUAGE SUPPORT – We have added multilanguage support for Tableau server/online.
SHOWMEMORE
- NEW COLOR FORMATTING to support coloring by actual member of your dimensions instead of the sorting order
- NEW LEGEND OPTIONS Use a Color legend in your ShowMeMore diagrams
- SCALE LEGEND FOR SANKEY Use a Scale legend in your Sankey Diagram
PICTURETHIS
- TABLE LAYOUT– Table header in table layout is now always visible when scrolling.
- PRINT BUTTON – Print button is now always visible when enabled.
- CONDITIONAL CARD COLOR – Added conditional card color!
- PRINTING – Several improvements to printing.
- TABLE LAYOUT– Auto break page when page is full
- CARDS LAYOUT– Option to break page after every X cards
- MULTILANGUAGE SUPPORT – Added multilanguage support.
PROCESSMINING
- LINKS – New features on links measures, labels and visualisations
- HAPPY PATH – Set different colors for and color START END links for Happy Path
- ZOOM PROCESS MAP – Configure autozoom on map changes and use reset-ZOOM buttons in your process map
- DASHBOARD ACTIONS – Trigger dashboard actions by links, nodes or both. Filter action on Cases or Process steps and support for multiple (Parameter) actions
- WORK IN PROGRESS – Animate cases in Process Map
WRITEBACKEXTREME
- CORE: DATABASE SUPPORT– Snowflake and PostgreSQL
- FORM BUILDER – Improved field sorting and default value options for all fields
- COLLABORATION – Improved Search function on all fields
- DATA CORRECTION – Bulk Edit also for empty fields
- EXTENSION – Parameter actions for Tabs and sort multiple Connections in configuration
THE NEW DASHBOARDUSAGE EXTENSION
SHOW SETUP ON SUPERSTORE – Workbook name, username and 3 types of tracking
SHOW DEMO WORKBOOK – Download, event dashboard, extension dashboard and client dashboard
FAQ
A lot of questions came in and unfortunately we couldn’t answer all of them through the live Q&A in our event but they have been answered in the FAQ you can find here!
Dashboard Usage requires a database to store dashboard information. All data is stored locally, so you’ll need to have a database setup. Currently supported databases are:
- Microsoft SQL Server
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
WHAT’S NEW IN APPS FOR TABLEAU FEBRUARY 2021
In this online webinar, we share the most recent Apps for Tableau developments with you, the (potential) user of our extensions. We will explain and demonstrate some of the latest features of our broad set of Tableau Extensions and Solutions. Below you will find an overview of the February 2021 What’s New in Apps for Tableau event!
INTRODUCTION
Summary
February 11, 2021 we started our first quarterly What’s New in Apps for Tableau Webinar. We are very proud to be able to share our developments based on your ideas. In the near future we will focus even more on the enhancements and improvements you suggest. Become part of our future and register for all upcoming events. Your ideas are our source of inspiration!
OVERVIEW PER EXTENSION
WRITEBACKEXTREME
- FORM BUILDER – Create user friendly input forms and focus on the essentials
- DATA HELPER – Get rid of your excel lists and manage your ToDo lists from the Tableau Dashboard
- ADD DATA – A closer look at a Forecasting use case
- COLLABORATION – Annotate on marks in your dashboard and share your comments with fellow dashboard users.
- DATA CORRECTION – change and overwrite existing data in your datasource
- POPUP – Save valuable dashboard space by using the extension in Pop-Up mode
SUPERTABLES
- EXCEL LIKE FUNCTIONS – Reduce the demand for exports to excel by offering Excel like functionality in your Tableau Dashboards
- DETAILS IN POPUP – Offer detailed information on selected marks without sacrificing valuable dahsboard space using a SuperTables Popup
- AUTO ROW HEIGHT – Set auto row height to automatically adjust row heigt when using images for example
PICTURETHIS
- FORMAT – Format every field the way you like
- BARCODE – Scan the barcode inside the dashboard without leaving you workflow
- INTERACTIVE PDF – Save the PictureThis list as an interactive PDF
DRILLDOWNTREE
- ACTIONS – Interact with your vizzes and use mark selections as a filter for the Drill Down Tree
- DETAILS IN POPUP – Get your Drill Down Tree started on selected marks without sacrificing valuable dahsboard space using Popup mode
- RESTART IN THE MIDDLE – Just click and explore a different branch
PROCESSMINING
- START / END POINT DETECTION – Improved start/end point detection with opotions for multiple start and end points in your Process Map
- ADVANCED NODE LABELS – Expand the information on your Process Nodes using multiple measures and free text labelling
- NUMBER FORMATTING – Improvements of the number formatting on labels
FAQ
A lot of questions came in and unfortunately we couldn’t answer all of them through the live Q&A in our event but they have been answered in the FAQ you can find here!
Last weeks, you can find the changelog with release dates here: https://appsfortableau.infotopics.com/support/changelogs/
It loads data on popup, but on Tableau Server/Online you can keep the popup open and mark selections will only update the data. So in case of performance, nothing changes when the popup is opened.
Yes! Only for WriteBack Extreme it will be harder because you need a server to host it.
Within the management console administrators will be able to create groups and assign permissions to the groups.
We love to make extensions and help Tableau users to do things more efficiently. If you have feedback, ideas, questions, or need support, please make sure to share it with us! Also, don’t forget to follow us on social media for our latest news and updates.
