FA-0416Data & Analytics
Spotfire Dashboard Design and Analysis
Learn to build practical Spotfire dashboards for real business reporting and analysis.
Introduction
Why this course
This two-day course gives learners a clean, practical path into Spotfire, from setup and data connection through dashboard building, interactive analysis, and publishing. It is aimed at people who want hands-on, job-relevant skills rather than theory.
The course is delivered by an instructor with over 15 years of industry experience, using real industry-demanded content instead of an academic approach.
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Navigate the Spotfire interface confidently
- Connect Spotfire to data sources
- Build dashboards using core visualizations
- Create map-based and KPI-driven views
- Apply filtering, marking, and details analysis
- Add calculated columns and use key analyst features
- Work with Data Canvas basics
- Export and publish dashboards
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
- No prior Spotfire experience required
- Basic familiarity with working with data in Excel or similar tools is helpful
- A Spotfire installation or trial environment for hands-on practice
Training outline
8 modules
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01Spotfire fundamentals4 topics
- Spotfire overview
- Setting up the environment
- Understanding the interface
- Connecting to a data source
02Building dashboards6 topics
- Creating the first dashboard
- Working with geographical sales analysis
- Creating a map chart
- Creating a KPI chart
- Creating a treemap
- Creating a combination chart
03Additional visualizations5 topics
- Waterfall chart
- Scatter plot
- Heat map
- Choosing the right visualization
- Visualization best practices
04Dashboard formatting and usability5 topics
- Working with text
- Filtering
- Page navigation options
- Hiding pages
- Visualization styling options
05Interactive analysis4 topics
- Marking and details visualizations
- Advanced marking techniques
- Details on Demand
- Working with multiple views during analysis
06Must-know analyst features8 topics
- Calculated columns
- Tables
- Cross tables
- Annotations
- Conversations
- Bookmarks
- Find tool
- Trellis
07Data management3 topics
- Introduction to Data Canvas
- Data storing options
- Reloading data
08Sharing results2 topics
- Exporting dashboard outputs
- Publishing dashboards
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