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LOD – Fixed, Include, and Exclude

LOD – Fixed, Include, and Exclude

by Alex Taylor-Jackson | Feb 2, 2020 | Alex Taylor-Jackson

Level of Detail (LOD) For this blog post, I thought I would write about the difference between different levels of detail (LOD). I wanted to do it in as few words as possible as a lot of websites give lengthy explanations and I think the end result is confusion and...
Out of sight, out of mind: LOD expressions (Part 1)

Out of sight, out of mind: LOD expressions (Part 1)

by Grace Murphy | Apr 22, 2019 | Grace Murphy

For me, much of the confusion surrounding Tableau’s Level of Detail (LOD) calculations stems from the fact that they occur behind the scenes. It’s easy to grasp changes to a visualisation when the displayed granularity has been altered, but less so if only the...
How To Use Level Of Detail (LOD) in Tableau: INCLUDE Function

How To Use Level Of Detail (LOD) in Tableau: INCLUDE Function

by Pris Lam | Jan 20, 2019 | Pris Lam

This blog is part of the How To Use Level of Detail blog series. Today’s blog will cover the INCLUDE Level of Detail expression and function. The INCLUDE level of detail expression calculates the specified Dimension/s in your syntax in addition to the dimensions...
How To Use Level Of Detail (LOD) in Tableau: LODs Overview

How To Use Level Of Detail (LOD) in Tableau: LODs Overview

by Pris Lam | Jan 20, 2019 | Pris Lam

What is a Level of Detail and how do I use them? Released in Tableau 9.0, LODs Expressions can be a daunting topic to wrap your head around – especially if you don’t come from a maths or SQL background. Over the next blogs I will explain what are LODs, the...

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