Level of Detail

LOD functions were introduced in version 9 of Tableau and, today, it's hard to believe that there was a time without them! These functions are probably the most powerful ones. The Fixed function, in particular, allows you to ignore Filters, ignore duplication in your data, and return a Measure in any desired LOD. Let's start with the basics of these functions.

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