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Salesforce Analytics-101 Exam Syllabus

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Before starting your Analytics-101 exam preparation, it is recommended to review the complete Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations exam syllabus and carefully go through the exam objectives listed below. Once you understand the exam structure and objectives, you should practice using our free Analytics-101 questions. We also provide premium Analytics-101 practice test, fully updated according to the latest exam objectives, to help you accurately assess your preparedness for the actual exam.

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Analytics-101
Exam Code
40
Total Questions
4
Total Exam Domains

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Salesforce Analytics-101 Exam Objectives

Section 1: Connecting to and Preparing Data
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1.1 Create live connections and extracts
  • 1.1.1 Create a live connection to a data source
  • 1.1.2 Explain the differences between using live connections versus extracts
  • 1.1.3 Create an extract
  • 1.1.4 Save metadata properties in a .TDS
  • 1.1.5 Create a data source that uses multiple connections
1.2 Create and manage the data model
  • 1.2.1 Add relationships to a data source
  • 1.2.2 Add joins and unions
  • 1.2.3 Explain when to use a join versus a relationship
1.3 Manage data properties
  • 1.3.1 Rename a data field
  • 1.3.2 Assign an alias to a data value
  • 1.3.3 Assign a geographic role to a data field
  • 1.3.4 Change data type for a data field (number, date, string, Boolean, etc.)
  • 1.3.5 Change default properties for a data field (number format, aggregation, color, date format, etc.)
Section 2: Exploring and Analyzing Data
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2.1 Create basic charts
  • 2.1.1 Create a bar chart
  • 2.1.2 Create a line chart
  • 2.1.3 Create a scatterplot
  • 2.1.4 Create a map using geographic data
  • 2.1.5 Create a combined axis chart
  • 2.1.6 Create a dual axis chart
  • 2.1.7 Create a stacked bar
  • 2.1.8 Create a density map
  • 2.1.9 Create a chart to show specific values (crosstab, highlight table)
2.2 Organize data and apply filters
  • 2.2.1 Create groups by using marks, headers, and the data pane
  • 2.2.2 Create sets by using marks and the data pane
  • 2.2.3 Organize dimensions into a hierarchy
  • 2.2.4 Add a filter to a view
  • 2.2.5 Add a date filter
2.3 Apply analytics to a worksheet
  • 2.3.1 Add a manual or a computed sort
  • 2.3.2 Add a reference line
  • 2.3.3 Use a quick table calculation
  • 2.3.4 Use bins and histograms
  • 2.3.5 Create a calculated field (for example, string, date, simple arithmetic)
  • 2.3.6 Explain when to use a parameter
  • 2.3.7 Display totals on a worksheet
Section 3: Sharing Insights
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3.1 Format view for presentation
  • 3.1.1 Use color from the marks card
  • 3.1.2 Configure fonts
  • 3.1.3 Format marks as shapes
  • 3.1.4 Configure viz animations
  • 3.1.5 Change size of marks
  • 3.1.6 Show and hide legends
3.2 Create and modify a dashboard
  • 3.2.1 Add worksheets to a dashboard
  • 3.2.2 Add interactive elements for consumers (for example, show filters, data highlighter, tooltips)
  • 3.2.3 Add dashboard actions (for example, filter action, highlight action, parameter control, URL action)
  • 3.2.4 Configure a dashboard layout and create device-specific dashboards
  • 3.2.5 Create a story and a story point
3.3 View and share workbook data
  • 3.3.1 Share a workbook (for example, twbx as a PDF or an image, publish to Tableau Server)
  • 3.3.2 View and export underlying data
  • 3.3.3 Export to Microsoft PowerPoint
Section 4: Understanding Tableau Concepts
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15%
4.1 Understand dimensions and measures
  • 4.1.1 Explain what kind of information dimensions usually contain
  • 4.1.2 Explain what kind of information measures usually contain
  • 4.1.3 Explain the difference between dimensions and measures
4.2 Understand discrete and continuous fields
  • 4.2.1 Explain how discrete fields are displayed
  • 4.2.2 Explain how continuous fields are displayed
  • 4.2.3 Explain the difference between discrete date parts and continuous date values
4.3 Understand aggregations
  • 4.3.1 Explain the default aggregation for measures
  • 4.3.2 Describe how an aggregated measure changes when dimensions are added to a view
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