Which statement accurately describes creating a group by selecting headers in a view?

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Options

• AThe grouped dimension is added to Color.
• BA newly created group only exists in the current view.
• CA new group updates the aliases from the selected headers.
• DThe grouped dimension replaces the original dimension field on Rows or Columns.

• B
  3% (1)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  93% (28)

Explanation

When you create a group by selecting headers in a Tableau view, the grouped dimension replaces the original dimension field on the Rows or Columns shelf - the new group field takes the place of the source field, and the view updates to reflect the combined members. This is why D is correct: the original field is substituted, not supplemented.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is wrong because grouping does not place anything on the Color shelf; the group replaces the field on whichever shelf the original dimension lived.
• B is wrong because a newly created group is saved to the data source pane and persists across all views in the workbook, not just the current one.
• C is wrong because grouping does not update aliases; it creates a new combined member - aliases are a separate feature for renaming individual dimension values.

Memory tip: Think of grouping as a substitution, not an addition - the group "steps into" the original dimension's spot on the shelf, like a player substitution in sports.

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