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June 28, 2016

Tableau Tip Tuesday: How to Display KPIs Next to Bars

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This week’s tip shows you how to perfectly positive KPIs next to bars irrespective of the dimensions in the view. This started as a Data School Gym Challenge if you’d like to have a go at it before you watch the video.

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  1. UnknownJune 28, 2016 at 12:14 PM

    Thanks Andy for the great tip.

    I'm facing difficulty in hiding negative values from the axis header. Appreciate any help.

    Also I was wondering how to replace dimension values with shapes in tables or charts.

    Thanks again.

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    1. UnknownJuly 18, 2016 at 1:33 PM

      Hi Shivraj,

      I encountered the same issue with hiding the negative value. What I did was changing the Mark Position calculated field by : AVG (-5000). Then I made my bottom axis fixed starting to -8000 so the mark position wouldn't be too close from the bars. You can play with both until you like the result.
      Hope that helps!

      Angéline

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  2. WhizGidgetJune 28, 2016 at 5:11 PM

    This is great! But what are the potential implications if your dataset has negative data in it - would you just use a different negative avg for placement or could you make the placement value dynamic as compared to the min of the data set?
    Also, I would bet someone would want the negative value on the axis suppressed for this. Suggestions?

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  3. UnknownJuly 18, 2016 at 1:47 PM

    Thank you Andy, this is very practical.
    I downloaded your workbook and I have one question:
    If I bring up a date filter to the view and decide to change my latest year so I want to look at 2014 vs 2013, it is not working anymore. How can I be flexible and change my latest year?

    Thanks a lot!

    Angéline

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    1. VizWizJuly 18, 2016 at 7:47 PM

      If you use a date filter, then you're filtering the data, so of course it won't work. You'll need to use a different calculation. See if you can figure it out. It's a good test for you.

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  4. UnknownOctober 7, 2016 at 1:54 PM

    Hello

    Thanks for video. I am blocked by the fact that my "Sales" is an aggregate (using countd formula) which is mandatory. Any idea on how to get around that?
    I would really like to be able to follow.
    Thanks a lot

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