Output Only Regions with N or More Sales of a Specific Product

Published: 11 Jul 2022
Last Modified Date: 20 Jul 2022

Question

How to output only those regions with N or more sales of a specific product.

Example:
You want to output only records for regions where "A" has Sales of 30 or more.
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Environment

Tableau Desktop

Answer

The following procedure uses the sample Superstore data.

In the calculation below, only records for regions with a quantity of sales of 200 or more will be selected.

1. Open Tableau Desktop and connect to the Sample-Superstore saved data source.
2. Drag Category to the Columns shelf and State to the Rows shelf.
3. Select Analysis > Create Calculated Field.
4. In the Calculation editor that opens perform the following:

Name the calculation, Qty of Furniture.
Enter the following expression:

{FIXED [State] : SUM(IF [Category] = "Furniture" THEN [Quantity] END)}

5. When finished, click OK.

6. Select Analysis > Create Calculated Field to create a second calculation.
7. In the Calculation editor, perform the following:

Name the calculation, Quantity Limit.
Enter the following expression:

IF [Qty of Furniture] >= 200
THEN TRUE
ELSE FALSE
END
8. When finished, click OK.
9. Drag Quantity Limit to the Filters shelf
10. In the Filter dialog box, check True and click OK
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