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2026 Week 07 | Sigma: Building a Custom Plugin with AI

Introduction This week’s Workout Wednesday challenge was Numbers of Different Magnitudes, but the bigger lesson for me was this: You can build custom analytical experiences in Sigma using AI. For this submission, I used AI-assisted coding to create a custom Sigma plugin (React + D3) that goes beyond standard chart behavior. It combines a magnitude view

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#WOW2026 | Week 7 | Exploring Table Calcs vs LODs

Introduction Hello everyone, I’m very happy to be back for another year of Workout Wednesday! For my first challenge, I wanted to focus on something that every Tableau learner will encouter: Table Calculations and Level of Detail (LOD) Calculations, and what is the difference between them? Well, sometimes only one of these types of calculations

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#WOW2026 | Week 6 | Can you account for nulls in your averages?

Introduction  I am excited to begin my third year as a Workout Wednesday coach! This year, I remain committed to providing challenges that help you flex your Tableau muscles and maintain your analytical strength. This week’s challenge is inspired by a real-world scenario I encountered recently. While building a dashboard to track service usage, I

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2026 Week 04 | Sigma: Can you Make a Repeating Container?

Introduction This week’s challenge features the new Repeating Container element, which is a powerful new visual that can display feed-like information quickly and easily. Today, I want to show you how you can use this feature to make more detailed KPI-like cards in your workbooks. This feature is still in beta – are there any things

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