Before we start
For this chapter, we'll use the saved Data Source, Sample-Superstore, again. As the focus is on the Dashboard, the examples will start as if three Worksheets were already built. The Worksheets are the following:
- Sales and Profit by Sub-Category:Â
Sub-Category
 inRows
,Sales
 inColumns
, andProfit
 inColor
, as illustrated here:

- Profit Evolution:Â
ContinuousQuarter
ofOrder Date
 inColumns
andProfit
 inÂRows
, as illustrated here:

- Profit by State: A
Map
of eachÂState
withProfit
 inColor
, as illustrated here:

You can download the ZIP file Dashboard Start
from the Chapter 8: Create Powerful Dashboards and Stories section of my website, book.ladataviz.com (or, browse to https://ladataviz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dashboard-Start.twbx_.zip). When you unzip the file, you'll find a Tableau Package Workbook that contains the three Worksheets. However, don't hesitate to recreate them yourself to practice!