When working with a date field in a Tableau view, you notice it is displayed with a blue pill. How does treating this date field as discrete impact the structure of your visualization?
It limits the view to only show the first and last date available in the dataset.
It creates distinct headers or labels for each individual date part, such as each year or quarter.
It automatically converts the dates into a numerical measure representing the total number of days.
It generates a single, continuous axis that represents the entire date range from beginning to end.
In Tableau, the color of the pill indicates whether a field is discrete (blue) or continuous (green). When a date field is set to discrete, it is treated as a categorical value. This means Tableau separates the date into its component parts (like year, quarter, or month). When placed on the Rows or Columns shelf, these discrete date parts create individual headers or labels for each member, which helps in comparing distinct time periods. A continuous date field (green pill), on the other hand, creates a single, unbroken axis that is useful for viewing trends over time.
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