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Filtering View to Show Only Max Date Value for Each Category


Published: 08 Apr 2014
Last Modified Date: 13 Jun 2023

Question

How to filter a text table to show only the latest date value for different categories.

Environment

Tableau Desktop

Answer

Step 1: Create calculated field

  1. Select Analysis > Create Calculated Field.
  2. In the Calculated Field dialog box, name the calculated field "Product Ordered Last".
  3. Enter the formula as below and click OK:
    {FIXED[Product Name]:MAX([Order Date])}

Step 2: Create the view

  1. Using the Superstore sample data (in the attached workbook), drag "Product Name" name to Rows.
  2. Right-click and drag "Order Date" to Rows and select the discrete value as desired (in this example, Year)
  3. Right-click and drag "Product Ordered Last" to Rows and select the discrete value as desired (in this example, Exact Date)
  4. Notice that the calculated field will show the last time a product was ordered.
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