You import a CSV with a column named "Territory ID" holding two-letter US state abbreviations. Tableau shows it as a plain string without the globe icon. Which single step will enable you to plot these territories on a map?
Turn on Data Interpreter and set the data source to an extract.
Right-click the field and choose Geographic Role > State/Province.
Convert the field to Number (Whole) and select Generate Latitude and Longitude.
Rename the field to "State" and refresh the data source.
Mapping data requires telling Tableau what kind of geographic entities the field contains. Choosing Geographic Role > State/Province assigns the correct role to the string values, displays the globe icon, and unlocks map capabilities. Merely renaming the field does not guarantee recognition, converting to a number removes the needed text values, and Data Interpreter does not set geographic roles.
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