Display the Axis Even When All Filters Are Not Selected
Published: 17 Mar 2023 Last Modified Date: 18 Mar 2023
Question
How to show the axes when all filters are unselected?
Environment
Tableau Desktop
Answer
If you create a Set, you can show/hide the measures with the Set control keeping the axis visible. Below is an example using the Sample - Superstore data. Find a sample workbook attached to this article where you can follow along with the steps outlined below.
1. Right-click Category and select Create > Set. 2. Create a calculated field and name it Sales filtered by category set with the following configuration:
IF [Category Set] THEN [Sales] END
3. Add Category to Columns. 4. Add Sales filtered by category set to Rows. 5. Right-click Category Set and select Show Set.
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