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How to display both Total and Average using the Grand Total in Crosstab


Published: 12 Jun 2022
Last Modified Date: 08 Jul 2022

Issue

How to display both the Total and Average with the Grand Total in the crosstab.
 

Environment

  • Tableau Desktop

Resolution

The steps below describes how to make a crosstab like below.
<Example>
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<Steps>
-Create The Total Sheet-
1. Connect to Sample Superstore
2. Drag [Order Date] to Columns and [Region] to Rows.
3. Drag [Sales] to Text in Marks.
4. Toolbar > Analysis > Totals > Show Column Grand Totals.
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5. Right click on Grand Total on the crosstab > Format > Change the Label to Total.
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6. Duplicate the sheet1.

-Create The Average Sheet-
7. Go to the duplicated sheet.
8. Toolbar > Analysis > Totals > Total All Using > Average.
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9. Right click on Total on the crosstab > Format > Change the Label to Total.
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-Create Dashboard-
10. Create New Dashboard.
11. Click on Floating.
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12. Drag Sheet 1 to dashboard.
13. Drag Sheet 2 to dashboard > Click on Title to hide title.
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14. Set Floating Order on Sheet 2 back.
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15. Adjust the Average row of Sheet 2 to be placed below the Total row of Sheet 1
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Cause

This feature is not built in Tableau Desktop yet.
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