Among the many possibilities scaffolding enables is extending Tableau's forecasting functionality. Tableau's native forecasting capabilities are sometimes criticized for lacking sophistication. Scaffolding can be used to meet this criticism.
The following are the steps:
- In the workbook associated with this chapter, select the scaffolding worksheet and connect to the World Indicators data source.
- Using Excel or a text editor, create a Records dataset. The following two-row table represents the Records dataset in its entirety:
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- Connect Tableau to the Records dataset.
- To be expedient, consider copying the dataset by using Ctrl + C and pasting it directly into Tableau ...
