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Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By : Tristan Guillevin
Book Image

Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x

By: Tristan Guillevin

Overview of this book

Tableau is one of the leading business intelligence tools used worldwide, in organizations of every scale. In its latest release, Tableau 2018 promises richer and more useful features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2018.x will get you up and running with these features. The book starts with all the new functionalities of the different Tableau 2018 versions, along with concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, don't worry! The rest of the book will guide you through each major aspect of Tableau with examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and share it online. In the final chapters, you'll also learn advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join, data blending, and more. By the end of the book, you will have a firm understanding of how to effectively use Tableau to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient business intelligence solutions.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Catching Up with Tableau 2018
Index

Using multiple Measures


In the previous chapter, you only used one Measure at a time on the row or column shelf. Let's see what happens when you use more than one.

Note

To be precise, we'll see what happens when you use more than one Continuous field at a time in the row or column shelf. However, in the majority of cases, the Measures are Continuous and the Dimensions are Discrete. 

If you use more than one Continuous field at a time in row or column, Tableau creates different axes, and the Marks shelf splits by the number of Continuous fields (plus one for All). Each Marks shelf can have a different type and properties. If you change the Marks type or properties for All, all the Marks are affected. 

Let's build an example together:

  1. Put the Continuous Quarter of Order Date in Columns, then Profit and Profit Ratio in Rows. The Marks are split into three, one for All and two others for the different Measures, as you can see in the framed area:
  1. Click on the SUM(Profit) Marks shelf and change the...