© Arshad Khan 2016

Arshad Khan, Jumpstart Tableau, 10.1007/978-1-4842-1934-8_19

19. Filtering on the Filter Shelf

Arshad Khan1 

(1)Fremont, California, USA

Objective: This exercise demonstrates how to filter using the Filter shelf

Figure 19-1 shows a chart that plots the sum of sales against the sum of profits.

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Figure 19-1. Scatter plot view on which filtering is to be applied

  • Drag and drop Region from the Data window onto the Filters shelf, as shown in Figure 19-1, which pops up the Filter (Region) window displayed in Figure 19-2

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    Figure 19-2. Filter pop-up ...

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