Groups, Sets, and Bins

Groups, Sets, and Bins are synonyms, but they are fundamentally different in Tableau:

• Groups and Sets are created from Dimensions. Bins are created from Measures.
• Groups and Bins are Dimensions, but Sets are a different Tableau element

A bit lost? That's normal! Let's see some examples that you can reproduce with the Sample-Superstore dataset, starting with Groups.

Groups

A Group is a way to create a new Dimension that gathers different values of another Dimension. A Group is static; you need to modify it manually.

A Group is characterized by the  icon.

There are two ways to create a Group:

• Manually, with a menu,...