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Creating Dynamic "Others" Group based on User Selection


Published: 23 Sep 2015
Last Modified Date: 30 Aug 2023

Question

How to create dynamic groups based on the user selection.

For example, if the user selects sets a threshold sales amount in a parameter, than the all customers above that threshold should be shown by their names and all other customers should be grouped as "Others."

Environment

Tableau Desktop

Answer

The following instructions can be reviewed in the attached workbook, which can be found in the upper right hand corner of the webpage.
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Option 1 - Create a calculated field
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Option 2: Use Set Actions

Additional Information

To view the above steps in action, see the video below.
Note: the video has no sound. To view the video in higher quality, click the YouTube icon below to watch it on YouTube directly.


 
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