Introduction We’ve had modals for awhile, but Sigma has introduced a similar concept with its new Drawers feature. I think they look great, and work really well for storing form data. This is a beta feature, so if you have feedback, please share and help shape the feature! Need access to Sigma? Click Here to […]
2026 Week 32 | Drawers Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction I’ve been on a mapping kick lately – as input tables make data entry and writeback easier, they come with some pitfalls: misspellings, circular references, and cowboy mapping. Today I want to show you a new strategy for handling mapping effectively in Sigma (sometimes called crosswalk tables by AI) using the new Unnesting feature.
2026 Week 28 | Mapping and Unnesting Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Some of the most important tasks in a BI implementation are not pretty or fun. One of the tasks that comes up any time I’m pulling in data from sources is how to standardize fields across multiple systems. This is especially tricky when the fields may have been manually input at some point in
2026 Week 25 | Can you standardize your inputs? Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
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
2026 Week 07 | Sigma: Building a Custom Plugin with AI Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This week’s Workout Wednesday is about turning feedback into part of the workflow, not a side conversation. You’ll build a lightweight, in-workbook feedback loop in Sigma that lets stakeholders flag issues directly on tables and charts, with context intact. Instead of comments that disappear or Slack messages that pile up, feedback becomes structured, reviewable,
2026 Week 03 | Sigma: Running Feedback Loop Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Welcome to Week 16 of 2025! Input tables are one of the coolest features of Sigma, and recently, their actions received a serious upgrade. Now, you can update or delete a row in an input table, instead of just adding a new row. This week, you will be using sample housing data from Denver
2025 Week 16 | Sigma: Can you update and delete? Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Welcome to week 11! This week, Sigma’s hosting it’s Data Apps Conference which will feature a ton of valuable information coming straight from Sigma’s team and community experts. The conference is Thursday, March 13, 2025 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET Even on conference week, Sigma is still pushing out excellent new features. Our challenge
2025 Week 15 | Sigma: Can You Override Elegantly? Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This week, I’m taking a break from analysis to look at some interesting ways to create apps within Sigma. I decided to challenge myself to see how close I could get to building out the functionality for Wordle inside of Sigma, and I was really happy with the results. Let’s dig in and learn
2025 Week 03 | Sigma: Can you play Wordle? Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Have I expressed my deep appreciation for Input Tables? With Snowflake or Databricks, we can write back to the database, which allows for some great methods of simplifying getting user-maintained information into a database. Even though I am a big fan of input tables, it’s still risky to allow users to edit a database
2024 Week 35 | Sigma: Can you create a support request form? Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Welcome to Week 22! This week we’ll be using the food truck data set again. We’ll use Input tables to set profit goals, and get a powerful view of how our actual sales perform against our goals! If you need a refresher on input tables, revisit week 6’s challenge, or read up on them
2024 Week 22 | Sigma: Can you add custom Sales Goals? Read More »
Sigma, Workout Wednesday