Data Roles

In addition to a data type, every field in Tableau is characterized by two important additional settings that determine the role and behavior of the field when it is placed on a shelf.

To expose the full functionality of Tableau, it is useful to control whether a field is a dimension or a measure, and whether it is continuous or discrete.

  1. Data Roles: Dimension vs. Measure
  2. Data Roles: Continuous vs. Discrete

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