download and documentation

Alternate download site across versions https://licensing.tableausoftware.com/esdalt/
Official doc http://www.tableausoftware.com/community/support/documentation-old
knowledgebase http://kb.tableausoftware.com/
manuals http://www.tableausoftware.com/support/manuals
Release notes across versions http://www.tableausoftware.com/support/releases?signin=650fb8c2841d145bc3236999b96fd7ab
http://www.tableausoftware.com/new-features/6.0
http://www.tableausoftware.com/new-features/7.0
http://www.tableausoftware.com/new-features/8.0

Tableau - Think Data Thursday Video Libraryhttp://community.tableausoftware.com/community/groups/tdt-video-library

license

upgrading tableau desktop http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/upgrading-tableau-desktop
offline activation http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/offline-activation
renewal cost for desktop and personal http://www.triadtechpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/Tableau-GSA-Price-List-April-2013.pdf
renewal FAQ http://www.tableausoftware.com/support/customer-success
eula http://mkt.tableausoftware.com/files/eula.pdf

viz types

• treemap http://www.tableausoftware.com/new-features/new-view-types
• bubble chart
• word cloud

connectors

Oracle Driver
there’s an Oracle Driver so you can connect directly to a database http://downloads.tableausoftware.com/drivers/oracle/desktop/tableau7.0-oracle-driver.msi
http://www.tableausoftware.com/support/drivers
http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/oracle-connection-errors

HOWTOs

http://www.tableausoftware.com/learn/training<— LOTS OF GOOD STUFF!!!
http://community.tableausoftware.com/message/242749#242749<— Johan's Ideas Collections

parametershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvF7gAV82_c

calculated fieldshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpppiLBdtGc, http://www.tableausoftware.com/table-calculations. http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/combining-date-and-time-single-field

scatter plotshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYMlIY4nT9k, http://downloads.tableausoftware.com/quickstart/feature-guides/trend_lines.pdf

getting the r2,trendlineshttp://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/statistics-finding-correlation, http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v7.0/pro/online/en-us/trendlines_model.html

forecastinghttp://tombrownonbi.blogspot.com/2010/07/simple-forecasting-using-tableau.html, resolving forecast errors http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/current/pro/online/en-us/forecast_resolve_errors.html

tableau forecast model - Holt-Winters exponential smoothing
http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v8.1/pro/online/en-us/help.html#forecast_describe.html

Method for Creating Multipass Aggregations Using Tableau Server <— doing various statistical methods in tableau
http://community.tableausoftware.com/message/181143#181143

Monte Carlo in Tableau
http://drawingwithnumbers.artisart.org/basic-monte-carlo-simulations-in-tableau/

dashboardshttp://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/109753?start=0&tstart=0, http://tableaulove.tumblr.com/post/27627548817/another-method-to-update-data-from-inside-tableau, http://ryrobes.com/tableau/tableau-phpgrid-an-almost-instant-gratification-data-entry-tool/

dashboard sizehttp://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/fixed-size-dashboard

dashboard multiple sourceshttp://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/multiple-sources-one-worksheet

reference line, reference bandhttp://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v7.0/pro/online/en-us/reflines_addlines.html, http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2012/09/tableau-tip-adding-moving-reference.html, http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v6.1/public/online/en-us/i1000860.html, http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/independent-field-reference-line, http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/127009?start=0&tstart=0, http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/121369

dynamic reference line
http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/124998, http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/105433, http://www.interworks.com/blogs/iwbiteam/2012/04/09/adding-different-reference-lines-tableau

dynamic parameter
http://drawingwithnumbers.artisart.org/creating-a-dynamic-parameter-with-a-tableau-data-blend/

thresholds Multiple thresholds for different cells on one worksheet http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/122285

email and alertinghttp://www.metricinsights.com/data-driven-alerting-and-email-notifications-for-tableau/, http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/124411

templateshttp://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/replacing-data-source, http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/templates/schools, http://wannabedatarockstar.blogspot.com/2013/06/create-default-tableau-template.html, http://wannabedatarockstar.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/colour-me-right.html

click to filterhttp://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/combining-sheet-links-and-dashboards

tableau worksheet actionshttp://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/138785

date functions and calculationshttp://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/current/pro/online/en-us/functions_functions_date.html, http://pharma-bi.com/2011/04/fiscal-period-calculations-in-tableau-2/

date dimensionhttp://blog.inspari.dk/2013/08/27/making-the-date-dimension-ready-for-tableau/

Date Range filter and Default date filter
google search https://www.google.com/search?q=tableau+date+range+filter&oq=tableau+date+range+&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.9028j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8
Creating a Filter for Start and End Dates Using Parameters http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/howto/creating-a-filter-for-start-and-end-dates-parameters
Tableau Tip: Showing all dates on a date filter after a Server refresh http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2014/01/tableau-tip-showing-all-dates-on-date.html
Tableau Tip: Default a date filter to the last N days http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2013/09/tableau-tip-default-date-filter-to-last.html

hide NULL valueshttp://reports4u.co.uk/tableau-hide-null-values/, http://reports4u.co.uk/tableau-hide-values-quick-filter/, http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/replacing-null-literalsclass, http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/null-values<— good stuff

logical functions - if then else, case when thenhttp://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v7.0/pro/online/en-us/functions_functions_logical.html, http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/understanding-logical-calculations, http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v6.1/public/online/en-us/id2611b7e2-acb6-467e-9f69-402bba5f9617.html

tableau working with sets
https://www.tableausoftware.com/public/blog/2013/03/powerful-new-tools
http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v6.1/public/online/en-us/i1201140.html
http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/136845<— good example on filters
https://www.tableausoftware.com/learn/tutorials/on-demand/sets?signin=a8f73d84a4b046aec26bc955854a381b<— GOOD STUFF video tutorial
IOPS SIORS - Combining several measures in one dimension - http://tableau-ext.hosted.jivesoftware.com/thread/137680

tableau groups
http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2013/05/tableau-tip-creating-primary-group-from.html
http://www.tableausoftware.com/learn/tutorials/on-demand/grouping?signin=f98f9fd64dcac0e7f2dc574bca03b68c<— VIDEO tutorial

Random Number generation in tableau
http://community.tableausoftware.com/docs/DOC-1474

Calendar view viz
http://thevizioneer.blogspot.com/2014/04/day-1-how-to-make-calendar-in-tableau.html
http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2012/05/creating-interactive-monthly-calendar.html
http://vizwiz.blogspot.com/2012/05/how-common-is-your-birthday-find-out.html

Custom SQL
http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/customizing-odbc-connections
http://tableaulove.tumblr.com/post/20781994395/tableau-performance-multiple-tables-or-custom-sql
http://bensullins.com/leveraging-your-tableau-server-to-create-large-data-extracts/
http://tableaulove.tumblr.com/post/18945358848/how-to-publish-an-unpopulated-tableau-extract
http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v8.1/pro/online/en-us/customsql.html
http://onlinehelp.tableausoftware.com/v7.0/pro/online/en-us/customsql.html
Using Raw SQL Functions http://kb.tableausoftware.com/articles/knowledgebase/raw-sql
http://community.tableausoftware.com/thread/131017

Geolocation
http://tableaulove.tumblr.com/post/82299898419/ip-based-geo-location-in-tableau-new-now-with-more
http://dataremixed.com/2014/08/from-gps-to-viz-hiking-washingtons-trails/
https://public.tableausoftware.com/profile/timothyvermeiren#!/vizhome/TimothyAllRuns/Dashboard

tableau perf analyzer
http://www.interworks.com/services/business-intelligence/tableau-performance-analyzer

tableau and python
http://bensullins.com/bit-ly-data-to-csv-for-import-to-tableau/

Visualize and Understand Tableau Functions
https://public.tableausoftware.com/profile/tyler3281#!/vizhome/EVERYONEWILLUSEME/MainScreen

tableau workbook on github
http://blog.pluralsight.com/how-to-store-your-tableau-server-workbooks-on-github

tableau radar chart / spider graph
https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/tableau/How+to+create+a+Radar+Chart

maps animation
http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/blog/2014/08/capturing-animation-tableau-maps-2574?elq=d12cbf266b1342e68ea20105369371cf

Videos

Tableau TCC12 Session: Facebook http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/26807227