To respect worksheet filters, convert relevant filters to Context Filters (right-click → Add to Context). FIXED will then respect them. FIXED vs. INCLUDE vs. EXCLUDE – Quick Cheat Sheet | Expression | What it does | Best for | |------------|--------------|-----------| | FIXED | Ignores current view dimensions | Row-level comparisons, cohort tagging | | INCLUDE | Adds dimensions to the aggregation | “Show sales by region AND product” | | EXCLUDE | Removes dimensions from the aggregation | “Remove month to get quarterly total” |
Your challenge this week: Find one dashboard where you used a table calculation for a percent-of-total. Replace it with a FIXED LOD. See the difference. fixed tableau calculation
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Tableau’s default “Percent of Total” depends on the view. If you filter to “East,” the percent changes. To respect worksheet filters, convert relevant filters to
FIXED [Customer ID] : MIN([Order Date]) → This gives you the first order date for each customer, repeated on every transaction row. Perfect for building a “Cohort Month” field. 3. Compare Row Value to a Higher-Level Aggregate Problem: You have daily sales data. You want to compare each day’s sales to the monthly average . INCLUDE vs