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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 W

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 West

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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

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  • 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

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

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