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In the December release of Tableau Prep Builder (2019.4.2), we’ve made it easier to reshape your data and enhanced the user experience when you prepare your data.

We launched role-based learning as part of Tableau eLearning. Consisting of 12 specialized learning paths aligned to Tableau roles across the organization, each role is designed to accelerate the proficiency of your people quickly and effectively.

In this look back at the last two months of blogs, Andy Cotgreave shares his round-up of the Best of the Tableau Web, including posts that review Tableau Conference 2019, blogs from two Iron Viz contestants about the experience, reflections on the what the Tableau Community means to dozens of members, and more. He also says farewell to Kelly Martin, beloved community member and member of the Tableau Zen Masters Hall of Fame.

With the 2019.4 release, Tableau released a LinkedIn Sales Navigator connector and dashboard starters to improve the productivity and performance of sales organizations. We dive into dashboards that can quickly provide current reporting and analysis, reveal actionable insights into sales activity, and optimize sales performance with this social selling platform. Learn how you can develop a sales effectiveness program with LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Tableau, beginning with the following four dashboards.

Tableau Visionary Ryan Sleeper shares his tips for creating mobile-first dashboards in Tableau, including how to: determine if you should consider a mobile-first design, scroll multiple sheets at once and eliminate default scroll bars completely, leverage tooltips, and more.

This is part two of a two-part conversation with Linda Miller, a principal at Grant Thornton, where she leads the Fraud Risk Mitigation and Analytics Practice.

The Tableau Foundation Summit offers a platform for nonprofits to share how data has transformed their work. But even more importantly, it equips everyone listening with universal lessons around data use, overcoming roadblocks, and transforming organizational culture that they can take back to their own work—regardless of sector or geography.

Check out the highlights from Dreamforce 2019.

Here are 10 powerful examples of Tableau's table calculations. Most require writing a simple formula of some kind. Each example contains a live example and instructions in a tabbed view. You can download any workbook for a deeper look.

This year marked the fifth year of the #DataDev hackathon, and participants brought their A-game. From creative extensions, to using the Hyper API, to bringing CSVS into Tableau, to dynamic filters, our DataDevs used their coding skills and creativity to battle it out for our annual code championship.

We’re guessing you probably haven’t heard of Operation Fistula, so before we share the incredible impact that Tableau has had on their work, they want to give you a bit of background about what they do and why they exist. Read on to find out more about fistula and their work.