How many different ways can you create a calculation in Tableau? Here's 7.

1. Analysis > Create Calculated Field

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2. Drop down (next to Dimensions) > Create Calculated Field

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3. Right-click a blank space on the left hand pane > Create Calculated Field

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4. Right-click a dimension, measure, set or parameter > Create > Calculated Field or Create Calculated Field

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5. FOUR different places on the canvas! (Dimensions, Measures, Detail Shelf AND Measure Names)

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6. Make “quick calcs” into “saved calcs”

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7. Save a PART of a calculated field as a new “saved calc”

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Author:
Ravi Mistry
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