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Data Schooler Toby Horne shows you how you can use Parameter Actions to build a Drilldown chart in Tableau. This is a great way to add interactivity and more detail to your chart without take up any extra space.

Timestamp
00:00 Intro
0:18 What a Drilldown chart is
01:16 Build the initial bar chart
01:45 Create a parameter
02:50 Create calculated field
04:18 Add the parameter action
05:47 Add dummy highlight


Links
Check out the Dummy Highlighting tip here:    • How to disable Chart Highlighting (an...  
Prefer to read a blog? https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/bridg...
Prefer Set actions? Here's how you can build a drilldown chart using Set actions: https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/hanna...
Connect with Toby on LinkedIn:   / tobyhorne3a7805216  
Find out more about Toby on The Data School site: https://www.thedataschool.co.uk/blog/...

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