{"id":146,"date":"2023-11-30T07:08:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/?p=146"},"modified":"2023-11-30T07:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T15:08:38","slug":"tableau-tip-hide-the-subtotals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/30\/tableau-tip-hide-the-subtotals\/","title":{"rendered":"Tableau Tip: Hide the Subtotals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s Tableau Tip comes via <a href=\"https:\/\/workout-wednesday.com\/latest\/\">WorkoutWednesday<\/a> \u2013 my go-to resource for keeping my Tableau skills topnotch. Without fail, each WOW challenge uncovers a tip or trick, and often there is a practical use-case for those tricks in my daily work.\u00a0\u00a0 WOW 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/workout-wednesday.com\/2023w39\/\">Week 39<\/a> is the perfect example. \u00a0Read on to find out more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tables are requested frequently on business dashboards, so I\u2019m always looking for fresh design &amp; format ideas to present the rows of data in a clutter-free way.\u00a0\u00a0 In the WOW challenge from Week 39, the requirements called for a column showing $ of sales per subcategory &amp; region with subtotals, and the % of sales by subcategory &amp; region <strong><em>without <\/em><\/strong>sub-totals.\u00a0 Brilliant!\u00a0 The % subtotal will always be 100%,\u00a0 so no need to show it every time.\u00a0 With a little investigating, I found the option to \u201chide\u201d the subtotals for a single measure in the drop-down menu on the green pill. This allows the subtotal to show for the first measure, and a blank cell to be shown for the second measure. \u00a0Here\u2019s a screenshot to illustrate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-065059.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-065059.png 546w, https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-065059-247x300.png 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end result is a clean, clutter-free table, with plenty of whitespace to help direct the eye to the numbers of significance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-065616.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-065616.png 542w, https:\/\/sarahpallett.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-30-065616-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tip I&#8217;ve outlined in this post is just one of many gems in Week 39&#8217;s Challenge. To check out the full solution, see my <a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/views\/WOW2023WK39TargetAchievementReport\/FormattedTable?:language=en-US&amp;:display_count=n&amp;:origin=viz_share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tableau Public viz<\/a>. Shoutout to the WOW Team for continuing to deliver relevant challenges &#8211; the #datafam appreciates you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Vizzing, folks! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Tableau Tip comes via WorkoutWednesday \u2013 my go-to resource for keeping my Tableau skills topnotch. Without fail, each WOW challenge uncovers a tip or trick, and often there is a practical use-case for those tricks in my daily work.\u00a0\u00a0 WOW 2023 Week 39 is the perfect example. \u00a0Read on to find out more! 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