Tableau: Create Groups in View | Fundamentals

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You want to quickly compare the income of two separate country groups to determine if tourism is similar based on the size in a treemap.

You will create a group from Spain, France, and Germany to compare tourism in the United States within the view.

Good luck!

  • Open the starter file in Tableau.

  • Create a group in the treemap that contains Spain, France, and Germany. Group on All Dimensions.


  1. In the Income by Region and Country treemap, drag to select Spain, France, and Germany.

  2. In the dialog that opens, click the paper clip, then select All Dimensions.


  • Create a second group from a single mark: United States.


  1. Click United States to select it. 

  2. In the dialog that opens, click the paper clip.

  • Compare the size of each group.


  1. If selected, click the United States group again to de-select it.

Great work! You’ve created two new groups in your data to compare the size of each in a treemap.


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