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Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook

You're reading from   Tableau 10 Business Intelligence Cookbook Create powerful, effective visualizations with Tableau 10

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786465634
Length 476 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Donabel Santos Donabel Santos
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Basic Charts FREE CHAPTER 2. Advanced Charts 3. Interactivity 4. Dashboards and Story Points 5. Maps and Geospatial Visualization 6. Analytics 7. Data Preparation A. Calculated Fields Primer B. Resources Index

Creating a dynamic column/row trellis chart

In this recipe, we will create a parameter that will help us adjust the number of columns—and indirectly rows—for our trellis chart.

Creating a dynamic column/row trellis chart

Getting ready

To follow this recipe, open B05527_03 – STARTER.twbx. Use the worksheet called Trellis, and connect to the Population (WDI 1966-2016) data source.

Getting ready

How to do it…

The following are the steps to create a dynamic column/row chart:

  1. From Dimensions, drag Year to the Columns shelf.
  2. Right-click on the Year pill in the Columns shelf, and select Continuous.
  3. From Measures, drag Population to the Rows shelf.
  4. Right-click on the SUM(Population) pill in the Rows shelf, and under Quick Table Calculation, select Percent Difference.
    How to do it…
  5. Control drag the SUM(Population) pill in your Rows shelf to the Color shelf.
  6. Right-click on the color legend and choose Edit Colors. Check Stepped Color, and enter 4 as the value for Steps.
    How to do it…
  7. Right-click on the color legend and choose Edit Title. Change the color legend title...
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