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TDS-C01 · Question #3

You have a field named Region in a data source Region contains the following values: - North - East - South - West You need to ensure that Region always sorts in the order of East, South, North, and…

The correct answer is D. The Default Properties of the field from the Data pane. To ensure the Region field always sorts in a specific order across all worksheets, you can set a custom sort order by right-clicking the Region field in the Data pane and selecting Default Properties > Sort. This will allow you to specify the order as East, South, North, and…

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Question

You have a field named Region in a data source Region contains the following values:

  • North
  • East
  • South
  • West

You need to ensure that Region always sorts in the order of East, South, North, and West when placed onto any worksheet. What should you use?

Options

  • AThe Sort indicator on the axis
  • BThe Sort menu on the legend
  • CThe Sort by Field menu
  • DThe Default Properties of the field from the Data pane

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    9% (3)
  • D
    85% (28)

Explanation

To ensure the Region field always sorts in a specific order across all worksheets, you can set a custom sort order by right-clicking the Region field in the Data pane and selecting Default Properties > Sort. This will allow you to specify the order as East, South, North, and West, ensuring that Tableau consistently uses this custom sort order whenever the field is used in a

Topics

#default sort#field properties#Data pane#persistent sort order

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