How can I set different colors for the different elements of a single dimension with Tableau Desktop?
I want the colors in fields of dimension and not like the picture.
Thank you
You can drag that same dimension on the Color mark in the Marks area, which by default is displayed below filters, right to the Data area.
To change the colors that Tableau assigns by default you can click on the Color mark and use "Select Colors": it will open a window where you can select the color you want for each value of the dimension you're using.
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Unfortunately you cannot color the background of a dimension axis. You can achieve the same result with a trick though:
Drag the dimension to rows
Double-click in columns and write MIN(1)
From the marks dropdown, make sure Bar is selected
Drag the dimension to the Color mark
Drag the dimension to the Label mark
From the Label mark, set the horizontal alignment to either left or center
From the Label mark, mark the flag to allow labels to overlap other marks
From the Size mark, crank the size all the way up
Right-click on the dimension from the rows area and unselect Show Header
Right click on the MIN(1) axis below the graph, click Edit Axis, select Fixed among the Range options and fix start and end to 0 and 1 respectively
Right click on the MIN(1) from the columns area and unselect Show Header
Of course adjustments can be made to better suit your needs, but this should give you an idea of the whole process.
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I would like to only remove the vertical gridlines from a Tableau chart. I am aware that I can go to Format > Lines > Gridlines > Set to NONE. But this removes both vertical and horizontal gridlines. I am trying to only remove the vertical gridlines. (See the screenshot. I have made the gridlines little darker to demonstrate my question).
I looked around, but could not find a solution. Please help.
On the Column Divider from the Format Boarders menu, move the Level slider to the left.
Result:
At the top of the format pane in the left side bar, don't select the Borders icon (which looks like a little grid) Instead, select the Lines icon just to the right (which looks like a set of different width lines)
The Borders settings control the display of borders between cells and panes, i.e. the parts of the view created when putting discrete (blue) fields on the Rows or Columns shelves.
The Lines settings control the display of the axis, grid and other lines, i.e. the parts of the view created when putting continuous (green) fields on the Rows or Columns shelves.
Once you are working with the Lines format settings, you can scope your changes to either just the vertical grid lines, just the horizontal grid lines, or both by selecting Sheet, Rows or Columns from the tab just under the icons discussed above.
Experiment to get the hang of it. Whenever you change a setting from the default value, the title goes bold. You can right click on bold titles to clear the change, or you can clear all the changes to a section by hitting clear at the bottom of the format pane. So its easy to undo a change you don't like, allowing you to experiment with confidence to learn how the settings work.
I am having trouble with label's text alignment. I used workaround to have rows coloured based on a value of certain row (featured in e.g. this tutorial); for example, if the Status is "Cancelled", it colours entire row red, otherwise it is green.
I created AGG(MAX(1)) columns for bar (with fixed range 0 to 1) and AGG(MAX(0)) columns for text (with fixed range 0 to 0), then paired them through dual axis.
However, I found out the text label is automatically aligned to the centre. I looked into text label options and set my alignment to the left (in both Edit Label window and Alignment setting) but it had no effect whatsoever. I changed Format... settings for column but once again, it had no effect.
I even tried changing fixed range on AGG(MAX(0)) columns or changing the zero in MAX(0) to some other number but this only moved centre-aligned text so it was of no use.
Here is a picture to illustrate my point:
I found out what was the issue and also arrived at better way to do it than the one I described in my question.
Here's the tutorial (using Tableau 2021.4):
Create a column MAX(-1). Right-click the column, go to Edit Axis..., set Range to fixed (start at -1, end at 0), delete the Title, and disable all Tick Marks (by setting them to 'None').
In Marks panel, set the Mark to 'Gantt Bar'.
Drop your condition for coloring (e.g. calculated field) on Color in Marks panel.
Create a calculated field MAX(1) and drop it on Size in Marks panel. This will fill out entire column width with a color bar. If needed, increase the bar width by moving the slider under Size to the right.
Drop the text value on Label in Marks panel. Now you should see text labels. If not, increase cell's height (Format > Cell Size > Taller or Ctrl+Up).
If you want a header (just like shown in my picture), create a column MAX(0), set its Range to fixed (start at 0, end at 0), disable all Tick Marks and change the Title.
Right-click the MAX(0) and tick 'Dual Axis'.
In case you'll encounter some challenges when formatting the end result, check formatting hierarchy (this tutorial may help).
I have a simple polygon in Tableau Desktop. I know you can easily change the color of the border but there seems no way to change the thickness.
My shape looks like:
Then when you click on 'Color'. You can click on the Border drop down and select the color but not the thickness. Is there another way to do this?
Use a dual axis
Put the field you have on the column shelf on the column shelf twice to get 2 side by side graphs. On the marks card, select the second mark, and change the mark type to line. Adjust color and size to suit.
On the column shelf, right click on the second mark and choose dual axis and synchronize axes (by editing the second axis and checking the synch axes box). If you want to change the order that marks are drawn, you can switch the order of the fields on the column shelf. You might want to hide a header
currently i have the following chart:
It currently contains one column (blue one) and a range column (white one). But what i really need is a chart which looks like the following:
So the white column should be overlapped by the blue column. I tried to change the range column to a normal column and changed the "CustomAttribute" PointWidth but was not able to get my chart looking like the needed chart.
Does somebody knows how to do that? Thanks
#glh: I know that, it currently looks like this (changing the white range to column):
ANGEFALLEN = blue column
EINGEPLANTV1 = white column
Problem is that the white column is now right to the blue column.
If i change the order of the chart data the blue column ins right to the white column. But i need the white column to be behind the blue column like shown in the second picture of the main post / question.
Followup 25.04.2013:
The chart should look like this:
I need to move 1/3 of the white column behind the blue column so that 2/3 of the white column is still visible. The blue column has to be in the foreground and the white column in the background.
Overlapping Series:
Change the "overlapping" series to a "Range Column" chart type. This will allow you to layer the two series on top of each other.
Once you do this, you will notice that the series will get two value drop-downs:
Set the "Low" drop down to an expression with the value of 0.
Set the "High" drop down to the value you would like to represent.
Offset Series Position:
I am actually not sure if this is possible in SSRS. However, you can play with the widths of the layered series to achieve a similar effect.
Set the PointWidth propety of the series (under CustomAttributes) either larger or smaller than the default .08, depending on your desired effect.
Here is a quick mockup I put together. It isn't exactly what you were looking for, but maybe it'll get your creative brain juices flowing.
You should be able to drag the values around in the values box or there will be a blue up or down arrow to alter the order your data is displayed. See below for an example of what you will see when you select the charts data.
I am trying to read a value from my database, and depending on the character, have a different image show. Basically the values will either be b,r,g,or y for blue, red, green yellow and in the report I would like to show a colored circle corresponding to the entry. Does anyone know a quick way to do this? I am new to crystal reports. Thank you.
Circles are created using a rectangle (yes, really). Set the roundness=100%. Unfortunately, you can't hide/show (suppress, In Crystal's vernacular) a rectangle with conditional logic. Nor can you change its x and y values. So, for your purposes, its useless.
One option is to insert four, colored, images of circles. Suppress all but the one that you want to display.
Another option is to insert a text box, then add a circular, wingding character to it (Word can help w/ this). Use the text box's conditional formatting to change its color.
One additional suggestion to craig. You could:
create an image file for each of the coloured circles
add one of these coloured circles to the report
right click, format graphic
from the picture tab, select the formula editor for graphic location
enter a formula which looks for the relevant coloured circle image file
'C:\circles\' + {table.field} + '.jpg'
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