The UCOP Tableau User Group
Tableau is the tool of choice for data visualization at UCOP. UCOP IRAP created the UC Information Center using Tableau.
The UCOP Tableau User Group (UCOP TUG)
The UCOP TUG is a community of UCOP staff interested in building and sharing their Tableau skills. We meet bi-monthly to discuss product updates, share best practices, present how-tos, and provide feedback on reports-in-development and much more. All levels of experiences are welcome, and sessions will include resources for beginners as well as intermediate and advanced visualization techniques. We also offer opportunities for staff to ask questions and brainstorm visualization ideas with the UCOP TUG community. For more information, contact Andrea.Belgrade@ucop.edu or Mahsa.Ashabi@ucop.edu.
To receive meeting updates, email andrea.belgrade@ucop.edu and mahsa.ashabi@ucop.edu
To volunteer to present a visualization project and/or make suggestions of content to cover in future sessions, please fill out this form: https://ucop.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6rgK9JpW8zvy2A6.
Benefits of Being a Part of the UCOP TUG
- It helps everyone gets smarter with the Tableau as we share tips and best practices.
- It encourages networking and collaboration between Tableau users who can bring fresh perspectives to projects and initiatives across UCOP.
Upcoming 2025 Dates:
- January 16, 2025
- March 20, 2025
- May 15, 2025
- July 17, 2025
- September 18, 2025
- November 20, 2025
Time We Meet: 3:30PM to 4:30PM
Video Recordings (Click on link to watch)
- Survey data preparation and visualizations and creating Gantt charts - May 2025
- Demonstration on creating a ternary plot and spider map, also fixed function and filter application discussion -March 2025
- Parameters, parameter actions, LODs, dashboard navigation, and techniques for creating a cleaner UI- November 2024
- 'Discover the power of Tableau maps for advocacy' and 'Customize and semi-automatically update pdf reports' - September 2024
- Tableau Tips and a Demonstration on Creating Parameters and Calculated Fields - May 2024
- Masking Small Cell Sizes to Protect Student Privacy - March 2024
- Colors and Calculations UC 2030 Goals Dashboard - January 2024
- Scraping Data from the Web into Tableau and Building Basic Tableau Visualizations - November 2023
- UX Design Presentation - September 2023
Shared Tips and Tricks
- Colors and Calculations - May 2024
- Automated Small Cell Size Redaction in Tableau - March 2024
- Scraping Data into R - November 2023
- A UX Design Apporach to Tableau Visualizations - November 2023
- Tableau Accessibility Tips - September 2023
- UCOP Tableau User Group - UX Design Presentation - September 2023
- University of California Color Palettes - January 2019
- Tableau Creator (Desktop & Prep) Webinar - February 2019
- What's Coming in 2019.2 - July 2019 (Recording)
- Steps to Building Sankey Diagrams - January 2018
- Using Lookup Functions as Filters - April 2018
- Sentiment Analysis in Tableau Using R - July 2018
- Hex Tile Maps - September 2018
- Tableau Prep Webinar - August 2018
- Collapsing Menu Documentation - May 2017
- Spider Webbing Documentation - August 2017
- Tableau Prep Training Videos - Tableau Training
Useful Resources
- Building Effective Dashboards (pdf)
- Good Enough to Great (pdf)
- The Evolution of Storytelling (pdf)
- Which Chart or Graph is Right for You? (pdf)
- Customizing the Look and Feel of Tableau Server Client Browser Experience
- Tableau 2023.2 - New Features
Getting Started With Tableau
If you would like to get started with Tableau, download a free copy from the Tableau download Site. On this site, you will find several resources that will guide you through the installation process. Once you are ready to purchase a full Tableau Desktop license, please contact the Thomas Trappler at UCLA by sending an email to: Thomas.Trappler@ucop.edu. For more information about using Tableau and other products available, visit https://www.tableau.com/support.
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