Tableau | 5 Calculated Field Hacks

If you work with calculated fields, you need to know these tricks.

When we work with a specific software package a lot, shortcuts and certain tricks can equate to huge time savings.

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Here are 5 of my favorite calculated field hacks that I use regularly:

1. List all calculated fields

Every so often I need to see a list of my calculated fields.

To do this, you can go to the Data pane in your side bar. Click on the little funnel icon right beside the search bar and choose Calculation. Alternatively, you can type C: in the search bar.

Show only calculated fields in your side bar Data pane

2. Find dependencies

Which sheets are using a calculated field? Good news, it is tracked and you can see it in the calculated field editor.

Check out which sheets use this calculated field

3. Peek at the formula