This view displays the sum of the sales for each product category and is color-encoded by ship mode. You can create the view with the following procedure.
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Place the Product 1 - Category dimension on the Columns shelf.
The date is automatically aggregated by year, and headers are created with labels given by the dimension member names.
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Place the Total measure on the Rows shelf.
The measure is automatically aggregated as a summation, and an axis is created with a label given by the field name.
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Place the Ship Mode dimension on the Color shelf.
Placing a dimension on the Color shelf separates the marks according to the members in the dimension, and assigns a unique color to each member. The color legend displays each member name and its associated color.
The view is shown below.
Tableau automatically stacks the marks, which means the bars are drawn cumulatively and “stacked” on each other. The stacking order is reflected in the color legend. Refer to id845ffa42-31fa-49bf-8ca9-477816c899de.html#i1000678 for more information. The length of each colored bar segment represents the sales for the products that are categorized in one of the three categories and were shipped using one of the three ship modes. For example, the sum of the sales for furniture shipped by delivery truck is $4,131,610.
