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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 - Second Edition

By : Tristan Guillevin
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Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2

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By: Tristan Guillevin

Overview of this book

Tableau is one of the leading data visualization tools and is regularly updated with new functionalities and features. The latest release, Tableau 2019.2, promises new and advanced features related to visual analytics, reporting, dashboarding, and a host of other data visualization aspects. Getting Started with Tableau 2019.2 will get you up to speed with these additional functionalities. The book starts by highlighting the new functionalities of Tableau 2019.2, providing concrete examples of how to use them. However, if you're new to Tableau, you won't have to worry as the book also covers the major aspects of Tableau with relevant examples. You'll learn how to connect to data, build a data source, visualize your data, build a dashboard, and even share data online. In the concluding chapters, you'll delve into advanced techniques such as creating a cross-database join and data blending. By the end of this book, you will be able to use Tableau effectively to create quick, cost-effective, and business-efficient Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.
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Using multiple Measures

Until now, you've always used only one Continuous field (usually a Measure) at a time on the Rows or Columns shelf. Let's discover what happens when you use more than one.

If you use more than one Continuous field at a time in Rows or Columns, Tableau creates multiple axes, and the Marks shelf splits according to the number of Continuous fields (plus one for All). Each Marks shelf can have a different Mark type and properties.

Tip

If you change the Mark type or properties for All, all the Marks are affected.

Let's build an example together, as follows:

  1. Put the Continuous Quarter of Order Date in Columns, then Profit and Profit Ratio in Rows. The Marks shelf is split into three, one for SUM(Profit), one for AGG(Profit Ratio), and one for All, as you can see in the highlighted area:
    Using multiple Measures
  2. Click on the SUM(Profit) Marks shelf and change the Mark type to a Bar and the Color property to black as illustrated here:
    Using multiple Measures

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Keep this visualization for the next section!

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