Summary

This chapter considered a number of advanced interactivity features in Tableau. We looked closely at the order of operations in Tableau, which is one of the most important concepts to master in Tableau if we want to create an efficient report for our stakeholders. We also discussed filters, sets, groups, and hierarchies, covered filters in depth, explored the difference between dimensions, measures, and date filters, and practiced using data source filters, which can be a great way to limit the data being loaded in your view.

Regarding sets, we reviewed static, dynamic, and combined sets, using the Envelope example to demo the concepts. In the section on parameters, we also defined the difference between static and dynamic parameters and learned one of the advanced use cases of parameters: dimension/measure swapping, which you can use to give end users the ability to choose the dimension/measures that they want to include in the view.

We wrapped up the chapter by working...