Groups in Tableau: Create Groups, Hierarchy, Sets

โšก ะฃะผะฝะพะต ั€ะตะทัŽะผะต

Tableau sort data controls the order marks appear in a view, while groups, hierarchies, and sets reshape the dimensions behind them. This page covers every sorting method and each of the three field-shaping features, with the exact dialog steps.

  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Sort Methods: Data source order, alphabetic, field, and manual cover every ordering requirement in a worksheet.
  • โšก ะ‘ั‹ัั‚ั€ะฐั ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะบะฐ: The toolbar icons apply an instant ascending or descending sort on the measure already in the view.
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ะ“ั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹: Combining members creates a new dimension suffixed with (group), leaving the original field untouched.
  • ๐Ÿชœ ะ˜ะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธะธ: Nesting related dimensions adds drill-down arrows so a view moves from country to city in one click.
  • ๐ŸŽฏ ะะฐะฑะพั€ั‹: A set holds a chosen subset of members and behaves as a separate In/Out dimension.
  • ๏ธ ะ’ั‹ะฑะพั€ ะผะตะถะดัƒ ะฝะธะผะธ: Groups relabel, hierarchies nest, and sets flag membership, so the goal decides which feature applies.

ะ“ั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹ ะฒ ะขะฐะฑะปะธั†ะต

Sort Data in Tableau

ะ”ะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต, ะฟั€ะตะดัั‚ะฐะฒะปะตะฝะฝั‹ะต ะฒ ะฒะธะทัƒะฐะปะธะทะฐั†ะธะธ ะธ ะฝะฐ ะปะธัั‚ะต, ะผะพะถะฝะพ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะทะฐะฒะธัะธะผะพัั‚ะธ ะพั‚ ั‚ั€ะตะฑะพะฒะฐะฝะธะน. ะžะฝ ะผะพะถะตั‚ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต ะฟะพ ะฟะพั€ัะดะบัƒ ะธัั‚ะพั‡ะฝะธะบะฐ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั…, ะฟะพ ะฒะพะทั€ะฐัั‚ะฐะฝะธัŽ, ัƒะฑั‹ะฒะฐะฝะธัŽ ะธะปะธ ะฒ ะทะฐะฒะธัะธะผะพัั‚ะธ ะพั‚ ะปัŽะฑะพะณะพ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะทะฝะฐั‡ะตะฝะธั.

ะŸะพั€ัะดะพะบ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะบะธ ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ะธะน.

ะจะฐะณ 1) ะŸะตั€ะตะนะดะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ั€ะฐะฑะพั‡ะธะน ะปะธัั‚ ะธ ะฟะตั€ะตั‚ะฐั‰ะธั‚ะต ั€ะฐะทะผะตั€ ะธ ะผะตั€ัƒ, ะบะฐะบ ะฟะพะบะฐะทะฐะฝะพ ะฝะฐ ะธะทะพะฑั€ะฐะถะตะฝะธะธ.

ะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต

ะŸะพ ัƒะผะพะปั‡ะฐะฝะธัŽ ัะพะทะดะฐะตั‚ัั ัั‚ะพะปะฑั‡ะฐั‚ะฐั ะดะธะฐะณั€ะฐะผะผะฐ. ะšะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธั, ะฟั€ะธััƒั‚ัั‚ะฒัƒัŽั‰ะฐั ะฒ ะฒะธะทัƒะฐะปัŒะฝะพะผ ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ะต, ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ัั ะฟะพ ะฟะพั€ัะดะบัƒ ะธัั‚ะพั‡ะฝะธะบะฐ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฟะพ ัƒะผะพะปั‡ะฐะฝะธัŽ. ะœั‹ ะผะพะถะตะผ ะธะทะผะตะฝะธั‚ัŒ ะฟะพั€ัะดะพะบ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะบะธ, ะฒั‹ะฟะพะปะฝะธะฒ ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ัƒัŽ ะฟั€ะพั†ะตะดัƒั€ัƒ.

ะจะฐะณ 2)

  1. ะฉะตะปะบะฝะธั‚ะต ะฟั€ะฐะฒะพะน ะบะฝะพะฟะบะพะน ะผั‹ัˆะธ ะฟะพ ะบะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธะธ.
  2. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒยป.

ะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต

ะžั‚ะบั€ะพะตั‚ัั ะพะบะฝะพ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะบะธ. ะžะฟั†ะธะธ, ะฟั€ะตะดัั‚ะฐะฒะปะตะฝะฝั‹ะต ะฒ ะพะบะฝะต ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะบะธ, ะพะฑัŠััะฝััŽั‚ัั ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ะธะผ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะผ.

ะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต

ะŸะพั€ัะดะพะบ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะบะธ:

  • ะŸะพ ะฒะพะทั€ะฐัั‚ะฐะฝะธัŽ: ะฟะพั€ัะดะพะบ ะฒั‹ะฑั€ะฐะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธั ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ัั ะฟะพ ะฒะพะทั€ะฐัั‚ะฐะฝะธัŽ.
  • ะŸะพ ัƒะฑั‹ะฒะฐะฝะธัŽ: ะฟะพั€ัะดะพะบ ะฒั‹ะฑั€ะฐะฝะฝะพะณะพ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธั ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ัั ะฟะพ ัƒะฑั‹ะฒะฐะฝะธัŽ.

ะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฟะพ:

ะŸะพะปะต ะผะพะถะฝะพ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ั€ะฐะทะฝั‹ะผะธ ัะฟะพัะพะฑะฐะผะธ. ะญั‚ะพ ะพะฑัŠััะฝัะตั‚ัั ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ะธะผ ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะพะผ.

ะŸะพั€ัะดะพะบ ะธัั‚ะพั‡ะฝะธะบะพะฒ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั… ะžะฝ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ ะฟะพะปะต ะฒ ะทะฐะฒะธัะธะผะพัั‚ะธ ะพั‚ ะฟะพั€ัะดะบะฐ ะธัั‚ะพั‡ะฝะธะบะฐ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั….
ะะปั„ะฐะฒะธั‚ะฝั‹ะน ะžะฝ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ ะฟะพะปะต ะฒ ะฐะปั„ะฐะฒะธั‚ะฝะพะผ ะฟะพั€ัะดะบะต.
ะŸะพะธัะบ ะžะฝ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ ะฟะพะปะต ะฝะฐ ะพัะฝะพะฒะต ะดั€ัƒะณะธั… ะทะฝะฐั‡ะตะฝะธะน ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธั ะธะปะธ ะผะตั€ั‹.
ะ ัƒั‡ะฝะพะน ะ˜ัะฟะพะปัŒะทัƒั ัั‚ัƒ ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ, ะฟะพะปัŒะทะพะฒะฐั‚ะตะปัŒ ะผะพะถะตั‚ ะฒั€ัƒั‡ะฝัƒัŽ ะพั‚ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต.

ะ’ ัั‚ะพะผ ะฟั€ะธะผะตั€ะต ะบะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธั ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ัั ะฝะฐ ะพัะฝะพะฒะต ะดั€ัƒะณะพะณะพ ะฟะพะปั, ะฐ ะธะผะตะฝะฝะพ ยซะŸั€ะพะดะฐะถะธยป.

ะจะฐะณ 3: ะ’ ัั‚ะพะผ ะพะบะฝะต

  1. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะบะฝะพะฟะบัƒ-ะฟะตั€ะตะบะปัŽั‡ะฐั‚ะตะปัŒ ยซะŸะพะปะตยป.
  2. Select the field on which the category is to be sorted.
  3. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ั‚ะธะฟ ะฐะณั€ะตะณะฐั†ะธะธ.
  4. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ะบะฝะพะฟะบัƒ OK.

ะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฟะพ

The above example sorts the category field based on the sum of sales in ascending order.

ะžะฝ ัะพั€ั‚ะธั€ัƒะตั‚ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต, ะบะฐะบ ะฟะพะบะฐะทะฐะฝะพ ะฝะฐ ั€ะธััƒะฝะบะต.

ะกะพั€ั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะฟะพ

Types of Sorting in Tableau

The dialog above is only one of several ways to order a view, and the method chosen decides whether the order survives a filter change or a new data refresh. Four approaches are available.

  • Quick sort: The small ascending and descending icons on the toolbar, or the icon that appears when hovering over an axis. One click sorts by the measure already in the view. This is the fastest option and is stored as a computed sort.
  • Computed sort: The Sort dialog shown above, driven by a field and an aggregation. Because the order is recalculated each time, it stays correct when filters change or new members arrive.
  • Manual sort: Dragging headers into position, or using the arrow buttons in the Sort dialog. The order is stored member by member, so a new member added later will not be placed automatically.
  • Nested sort: Applied when two dimensions sit on the same shelf. A normal sort orders members across the whole view, while a nested sort orders them independently inside each pane, which is usually what a reader expects from a grouped bar chart.

One rule prevents most confusion: use a computed sort whenever the data will change, and reserve manual sorting for a fixed list such as a set of five regions that never grows.

Sorting changes the order of members. The remaining features on this page change the members themselves, starting with groups.

ะงั‚ะพ ั‚ะฐะบะพะต Tableau Group?

A ะขะฐะฑะปะพ ะ“ั€ัƒะฟะฟ ะญั‚ะพ ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ ะฝะตัะบะพะปัŒะบะธั… ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ, ะพะฑัŠะตะดะธะฝะตะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฒ ะพะดะฝะพะผ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะธ ะดะปั ัะพะทะดะฐะฝะธั ะฑะพะปะตะต ะฒั‹ัะพะบะพะน ะบะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธะธ ัั‚ะพะณะพ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธั. Tableau ะฟะพะทะฒะพะปัะตั‚ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟะธั€ะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒping Tableau ะฐะฒั‚ะพะผะฐั‚ะธั‡ะตัะบะธ ัะพะทะดะฐะตั‚ ะฝะพะฒะพะต ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะต, ะดะพะฑะฐะฒะปัั ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟัƒ ะฒ ะบะพะฝะตั† ะธะผะตะฝะธ, ะดะปั ะพะดะฝะพะผะตั€ะฝั‹ั… ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ. ะŸั€ะธ ัั‚ะพะผ Tableau ะฝะธะบะฐะบ ะฝะต ะธะทะผะตะฝัะตั‚ ะธัั…ะพะดะฝะพะต ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะต ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹

ะ“ั€ัƒะฟะฟะฐ ะธัะฟะพะปัŒะทัƒะตั‚ัั ะดะปั ะพะฑัŠะตะดะธะฝะตะฝะธั ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ, ะฟั€ะธััƒั‚ัั‚ะฒัƒัŽั‰ะธั… ะฒ ะฟะพะปะต. ะะฐะฟั€ะธะผะตั€, ะฐะณั€ะตะณะธั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต ะทะฝะฐั‡ะตะฝะธั ะฟะพะปะตะน ยซะœะตะฑะตะปัŒยป ะธ ยซะšะฐะฝั†ะตะปัั€ัะบะธะต ั‚ะพะฒะฐั€ั‹ยป ะผะพะถะฝะพ ะฟะพะปัƒั‡ะธั‚ัŒ ั ะฟะพะผะพั‰ัŒัŽ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹. ะŸะพัะปะต ั‚ะพะณะพ, ะบะฐะบ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟะฐ ัั„ะพั€ะผะธั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะฐ,ping ะŸะพัะปะต ะพะฑั€ะฐะฑะพั‚ะบะธ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฒ Tableau, ะฐะณั€ะตะณะธั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะฝั‹ะต ะทะฝะฐั‡ะตะฝะธั ะฟะพ ะบะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธัะผ ยซะœะตะฑะตะปัŒยป ะธ ยซะšะฐะฝั†ะตะปัั€ัะบะธะต ั‚ะพะฒะฐั€ั‹ยป ะผะพะถะฝะพ ะพั‚ะพะฑั€ะฐะทะธั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะฒะธะทัƒะฐะปะธะทะฐั†ะธัั…. ะŸั€ะพั†ะตะดัƒั€ะฐ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟะธั€ะพะฒะบะธ ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฒ Tableau ะฟั€ะตะดัั‚ะฐะฒะปะตะฝะฐ โ€‹โ€‹ะฝะธะถะต.

ะจะฐะณ 1)

  1. ะฉะตะปะบะฝะธั‚ะต ะฟั€ะฐะฒะพะน ะบะฝะพะฟะบะพะน ะผั‹ัˆะธ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะต ยซะšะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธัยป.
  2. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒยป.
  3. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะ“ั€ัƒะฟะฟะฐยป.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹

ะจะฐะณ 2) ะžั‚ะบั€ะพะตั‚ัั ะพะบะฝะพ ยซะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟัƒยป.

  1. ะ’ะฒะตะดะธั‚ะต ะธะผั ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟะพะฒั‹ั… ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั… ะฒ ะขะฐะฑะปะธั†ะต.
  2. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ัƒั‡ะฐัั‚ะฝะธะบะพะฒ, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฑัƒะดัƒั‚ ัะณั€ัƒะฟะฟะธั€ะพะฒะฐะฝั‹.
  3. Click on โ€˜Groupโ€™ button.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹

ะจะฐะณ 3) ะ’ ะพะบะฝะต ั€ะตะดะฐะบั‚ะธั€ะพะฒะฐะฝะธั ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹

1. ะกะพะทะดะฐะตั‚ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹ ะฒ ะขะฐะฑะปะธั†ะต ยซะœะตะฑะตะปัŒยป ะธ ยซะšะฐะฝั†ะตะปัั€ัะบะธะต ั‚ะพะฒะฐั€ั‹ยป.

2. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ยซะžะšยป, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ัะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟัƒ.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹

ะžะฝ ัะพะทะดะฐะป ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟัƒ ะฒ ะขะฐะฑะปะธั†ะต ั ะฝะฐะทะฒะฐะฝะธะตะผ ะšะฐั‚ะตะณะพั€ะธั (Group) ะธ ะดะพะฑะฐะฒะธะป ะฒ ัะฟะธัะพะบ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะน. ะญั‚ะพ ะผะพะถะฝะพ ะธัะฟะพะปัŒะทะพะฒะฐั‚ัŒ ะดะปั ะฒะธะทัƒะฐะปะธะทะฐั†ะธะธ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹ ั ะฟะพะผะพั‰ัŒัŽ ะผะตั‚ะพะดะฐ Tableau ะดะปั ั‡ะปะตะฝะพะฒ, ะฟั€ะธััƒั‚ัั‚ะฒัƒัŽั‰ะธั… ะฒ ะฟะพะปะต.

ะะฐ ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ะตะผ ะธะทะพะฑั€ะฐะถะตะฝะธะธ ะฟะพะบะฐะทะฐะฝะฐ ั„ัƒะฝะบั†ะธะพะฝะฐะปัŒะฝะพัั‚ัŒ ั„ัƒะฝะบั†ะธะธ ัะพะทะดะฐะฝะธั ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹ ะฒ Tableau. ะกัƒะผะผะฐ ะฟั€ะพะดะฐะถ ะฒะธะทัƒะฐะปะธะทะธั€ัƒะตั‚ัั ะบะฐะบ ะดะปั ะผะตะฑะตะปะธ, ั‚ะฐะบ ะธ ะดะปั ะพั„ะธัะฝั‹ั… ะฟั€ะธะฝะฐะดะปะตะถะฝะพัั‚ะตะน ะฒ ั€ะฐะผะบะฐั… ะดะฐะฝะฝะพะน ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹.ping ะฒ Tableau.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟั‹

An โ€œOtherโ€ bucket can also be added from the same Edit Group window, which collects every member left ungrouped. That is useful when only the top few members matter and the remainder should be summarised into one bar.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ

Hierarchies can be built in Tableau to visualize the data in granular level. Tableau hierarchies can be created by following the given steps.

ะจะฐะณ 1) ะŸะตั€ะตะนะดะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ั€ะฐะฑะพั‡ะธะน ะปะธัั‚.

  1. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะต, ั‡ั‚ะพะฑั‹ ัะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ. ะฉะตะปะบะฝะธั‚ะต ะฟั€ะฐะฒะพะน ะบะฝะพะฟะบะพะน ะผั‹ัˆะธ ั€ะฐะทะผะตั€.
  2. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะ˜ะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัยป.
  3. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽยป.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ

ะจะฐะณ 2) ะžั‚ะบั€ะพะตั‚ัั ะพะบะฝะพ ยซะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽยป.

  1. ะ’ะฒะตะดะธั‚ะต ะธะผั ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธะธ.
  2. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ะบะฝะพะฟะบัƒ OK.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ

ะžะฝ ัะพะทะดะฐะตั‚ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ, ะบะฐะบ ะฟะพะบะฐะทะฐะฝะพ ะฝะฐ ะธะทะพะฑั€ะฐะถะตะฝะธะธ.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ

ะ’ั‹ ะผะพะถะตั‚ะต ะดะพะฑะฐะฒะธั‚ัŒ ะตั‰ะต ะพะดะฝะพ ะฟะพะปะต ะฒ ะฟะพะปะต ะธ ัะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ. ะ’ ัั‚ะพะผ ะฟั€ะธะผะตั€ะต ะณะพั€ะพะด ะดะพะฑะฐะฒะปัะตั‚ัั ะฒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ ัั‚ั€ะฐะฝ.

ะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธัŽ

Once the hierarchy is placed on a shelf, a plus sign appears on the field. Clicking it drills the view down to the next level, and the minus sign rolls it back up, so a single worksheet can serve both a country overview and a city detail view.

ะกะฑะพั€ะพั‡ะฝั‹ะต ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ั‹

ะะฐะฑะพั€ั‹ ัะพะทะดะฐัŽั‚ ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ะพะฒ ะธะท ะฟะพะปั, ะฟั€ะธััƒั‚ัั‚ะฒัƒัŽั‰ะตะณะพ ะฒ ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ะต ะดะฐะฝะฝั‹ั…. ะžะฝ ะดะตะนัั‚ะฒัƒะตั‚ ะบะฐะบ ะพั‚ะดะตะปัŒะฝะพะต ะฟะพะปะต ะธะปะธ ะธะทะผะตั€ะตะฝะธะต. ะŸะพั€ัะดะพะบ ะฟะพัั‚ั€ะพะตะฝะธั ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ะพะฒ ัะปะตะดัƒัŽั‰ะธะน.

ะจะฐะณ 1) ะŸะตั€ะตะนะดะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ั€ะฐะฑะพั‡ะธะน ะปะธัั‚.

  1. ะฉะตะปะบะฝะธั‚ะต ะฟั€ะฐะฒะพะน ะบะฝะพะฟะบะพะน ะผั‹ัˆะธ ั€ะฐะทะผะตั€.
  2. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒยป.
  3. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ะพะฟั†ะธัŽ ยซะฃัั‚ะฐะฝะพะฒะธั‚ัŒยป.

ะกะฑะพั€ะพั‡ะฝั‹ะต ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ั‹

ะจะฐะณ 2) ะžั‚ะบั€ะพะตั‚ัั ะพะบะฝะพ ยซะกะพะทะดะฐั‚ัŒ ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ยป.

  1. ะะฐะทะพะฒะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐะฑะพั€, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะน ะฑัƒะดะตั‚ ัะพะทะดะฐะฝ.
  2. ะ’ั‹ะฑะตั€ะธั‚ะต ัะปะตะผะตะฝั‚ั‹, ะบะพั‚ะพั€ั‹ะต ะฝะตะพะฑั…ะพะดะธะผะพ ะดะพะฑะฐะฒะธั‚ัŒ ะฒ ะฝะฐะฑะพั€.
  3. ะะฐะถะผะธั‚ะต ะฝะฐ ะบะฝะพะฟะบัƒ OK.

ะกะฑะพั€ะพั‡ะฝั‹ะต ะฝะฐะฑะพั€ั‹

This creates a set of the given name. Dragging the set onto a shelf splits the view into In and Out, so members inside the set can be compared directly against everything else.

Groups vs Hierarchies vs Sets

All three features create a new field in the Data pane, which is why they are easy to confuse. The table below shows what each one actually does.

ะฅะฐั€ะฐะบั‚ะตั€ะธัั‚ะธะบะฐ ะงั‚ะพ ะพะฝ ะฟั€ะพะธะทะฒะพะดะธั‚ ะ˜ัะฟะพะปัŒะทัƒะนั‚ะต ัั‚ะพ, ะบะพะณะดะฐ
ะ’ ะณั€ัƒะฟะฟะต A new dimension where several members share one label, suffixed with (group) Members need combining or renaming, for example merging spelling variants of one city
ะธะตั€ะฐั€ั…ะธั A nested folder of existing dimensions with drill-down controls Fields have a natural parent and child relationship, such as country, state, and city
ะŸะพัั‚ะฐะฒัŒั‚ะต A two-value In/Out field marking membership A subset must be isolated or compared against the remainder, such as the top ten customers

Sets have one capability the other two lack: a dynamic set defined by a condition, such as the top ten customers by sales, refreshes automatically as the data changes. Groups and hierarchies are always fixed by their definition. Once fields are shaped this way, the results are usually presented through the chart types covered in the Tableau charts and graphs ัƒั‡ะตะฑะฝะพะต ะฟะพัะพะฑะธะต.

ะงะฐัั‚ะพ ะทะฐะดะฐะฒะฐะตะผั‹ะต ะฒะพะฟั€ะพัั‹ (FAQ)

A manual sort stores a fixed member order, so removing or adding members leaves gaps. Switching to a computed sort on a field and aggregation recalculates the order every time the view refreshes.

No. Groups are defined by selecting members manually. For rule-based bucketing, use a calculated field with CASE or IF logic, or a dynamic set built from a condition.

A group combines chosen members of a dimension. A bin divides a numeric measure into equal-width ranges, which is how histograms are built. Groups are categorical, bins are numeric.

Tableau Prep Builder offers fuzzy grouping that clusters similar spellings, pronunciations, and common characters. The suggested clusters should be reviewed, because genuinely different members can look alike.

AI features suggest orderings that highlight outliers or ranking, but the right order depends on the question being asked. A time series stays chronological even when a value sort looks tidier.

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