A data analyst has a field named 'State' in their dataset that contains the names of US states. To use this field to create a map visualization in Tableau, what essential step must be performed on the 'State' field first?
Change the data type of the field to 'String'.
Create a calculated field to add 'USA' to each state name.
Assign the 'State/Province' geographic role to the field.
The correct action is to assign the 'State/Province' geographic role to the field. When a field containing location data is assigned a geographic role, Tableau generates the necessary latitude and longitude coordinates to plot the data on a map. Renaming the field or changing its data type will not enable Tableau to recognize it as geographic data. While a calculated field might sometimes be used for data cleaning or to resolve ambiguities, it is not the essential first step to enable mapping functionality.
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