To turn on mark labels, on the Marks card, click Label , select the Show mark labels check box and select Highlighted in the Marks to Label section. Tableau Desktop and Web Authoring Help. Highlight Data Points in Context Version: Turn on highlighting Right-click on a discrete field dimension that is included in the view and impacts the level of detail in the view. Click in the highlighter dialog box and do one of the following: Enter a keyword to search for matching marks to highlight.
Enter a partial key word to search for all relevant matches that contain your search text. Select an item in the drop-down list. You can select one item at a time. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add additional highlighters. This will cause the line to be drawn all the way across the navigation including the selection. This is the second feature of this user experience that really makes it go. If you are simply coloring the line to show it has been selected, you will need to create a calculated field that colors every cell with an INDEX at or below the selection.
The formula is:. Again, my example is more advanced in that it is not only highlighting what has been selected, but also by the month over month performance. For my example, the formula is:. Note if you are going for the more advanced option, the Month over Month Performance in this calculated field is:.
Note that because this is a different calculated field, you will have to remap your colors. If I were to choose a sub-category deeper in the table that had a negative month over month performance, the line gets drawn all the way across the table and is colored red. Now I will line these two sheets up on a dashboard. Here are the dashboard action settings:. This parameter action passes whatever sub-category is clicked on to the Sub-Category Parameter.
That parameter value then feeds our highlight calculated field to color the selected month by its month over month performance. The highlight has moved from Chairs to Bookcases, both the highlight table and the connecting line changed color to reflect a positive month over month performance for the selected sub-category, and the value in the parameter control changed to Bookcases to confirm the value was passed. You can get around the black border by changing the mark type of the navigation from Square to Shape and changing the shape to a closed square.
Now that the navigation is working, I can place any other worksheet on the dashboard and link it to the navigation. Read Next Post. This site uses cookies. If you agree to our use of cookies, please continue to use our site. You can also view our privacy policy here. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
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