Is there a way to have a [Start Date] and [End Date] parameter filters as a field where the user can manually enter data or select from a calendar, AND have the [End Date] default to the latest date? I know we would need to use the "Range" section when we edit the parameters, but curious if there is a way to have the end date as the latest date by default but the user would be able to select other dates if they wanted to
Hi , Thats a very good question and yes that is possible. You could use two seperate parameters with Data type as "Date". One parameter can be Start Date and other can be End date. You could create a calculated field to show the data between these 2 date parameter. Also if you want to default the dates lets say 1st jan 2021 for start date and 31st Dec 21 for end date. That you could do by defaulting the parameter value as i explained in other tutorial ua-cam.com/video/PNqH0ztibKw/v-deo.html Even with default value user can still select the other dates. Hope that helps🙂
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Hi, can we achieve cascading parameters functionality in Tableau. Similar to the cascading filters, I want to see only the relevant values of parameter 1 in the parameter 2 values list?
Hi Shashi, That’s a great question and yes it is possible using set actions. I will create a tutorial on this and will share it in a week. Stay tuned till then😊
That’s a great question Arun, if you are using parameters then u can use a calculation with two date parameters. Date > parameters 1 and date < parameters 2 And both these parameters can be defaulted to one date from last month ( one can be 1st and other can be last date) Hope that helps.
@@DataVizCanvas Is there a way to have a [Start Date] and [End Date] parameter filters as a field where the user can manually enter data or select from a calendar, AND have the [End Date] default to the latest date? I know we would need to use the "Range" section when we edit the parameters, but curious if there is a way to have the end date as the latest date by default but the user would be able to select other dates if they wanted to
That’s a great question. We second solution is used when there are multiple tables joined together and they have date field at different granularity. Then you can’t use filter but you could use parameter instead and can use this solution to show data to latest date by default
Hi can you pls tell me how can I sort data which is in parameter , basically I have created a parameter for date and gave show parameter control since I cannot frag parameter to the filter , so how can I sort my dates
Hi Neha, Are you referring to sorting the data in parameter or sorting the data based on parameter selection? It would be great if you could share an example to explain the issue.
@@DataVizCanvas so I created date parameter called month_para and i want this as filter so I did show parameter control so now it is my filter and this consists of 3 years data every month new month will add to this parameter so user need to scroll down and select current month , for this I want to sort latest to old , since this filter source in parameter am not getting sort option , how to do ?
Thank you 🦋 I see that mcgrady564 and others are asking similar question. It seems like it should be possible, but I can't actually get it done. Would really like a video for this, if it is possible? The problem is to have two of the defaulted parameters controlling how the filters start out, but still allow the end user to change either or both of the dates via Type In (calendar date picker). Can you have two different ones? for example the "latest date" and also "latest date - 5 days" ? I can only get one to work but not two. I would like to have filter "Start Date" and filter "End Date" to default to 5 days ago and today, unless there is no data for today, so it will have End Date as the greatest date available in the data and the start date just 5 days before that one. Seems like it should be possible, but I can't get it to work.
@@DataVizCanvas Thank you so much. Also you might mention in the video that if the person needs both FIXED and DATEADD, that the FIXED function has to be the outer-most function, for the calculation to be used this way. That turned out to be the reason that I couldn't do it.
Hello Sir, I am not getting the max date calculated field in the current vali drop down in the parameter. It is not letting me select the max date as when the work book opens.
Hello Malvika, Could you please check if you have selected "Date" as data type in the parameter. also check if your max calculation is correct. With both these options you should be able to select max date option in the parameter. Please let me know if it still doean't resolve the issue. Thanks
@@DataVizCanvas Hi Sir, I copied the formula as you have shown but it still does not show max date while updating current value. It does show up in the "when workbook is open section". I am working on 2022.3 version..could that be a reason?
Sir, appreciate your response. Thank you..i hope i could find a way to make this work. I am trying to populate only weekday dates on a filter of a dashboard..and that is when I found this video. I tried with exact formulas you have showcased in this video but still cannot update current value as a formula. The data type for max date is a date only. Thank you.
Hi Varun, You can achieve that in the same way as shown in the tutorial. Time stamp : 1:59 Where we select "month /Day/ Year", instead of that select "Month Year" and then it will work the same way. You can achieve this by using parameter approach as well. Please try and let me know in case of any issues. Cheers!
Thanks , helped for current value - default value in Parameter
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Thanks Gurpreet, much appreciated for looking for the option for filter
You are welcome Manmeet 🙏
Its Really helpful.
Nice Work
Thanks Saket 🙂
Is there a way to have a [Start Date] and [End Date] parameter filters as a field where the user can manually enter data or select from a calendar, AND have the [End Date] default to the latest date? I know we would need to use the "Range" section when we edit the parameters, but curious if there is a way to have the end date as the latest date by default but the user would be able to select other dates if they wanted to
Hi , Thats a very good question and yes that is possible. You could use two seperate parameters with Data type as "Date". One parameter can be Start Date and other can be End date. You could create a calculated field to show the data between these 2 date parameter. Also if you want to default the dates lets say 1st jan 2021 for start date and 31st Dec 21 for end date. That you could do by defaulting the parameter value as i explained in other tutorial ua-cam.com/video/PNqH0ztibKw/v-deo.html
Even with default value user can still select the other dates. Hope that helps🙂
Awesome video. Thank you so much.
You’re welcome 🙏🏽
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very useful video thanks for sharing
You are welcome Ramesh 🙏
Glad it was helpful 😊
Hi, can we achieve cascading parameters functionality in Tableau. Similar to the cascading filters, I want to see only the relevant values of parameter 1 in the parameter 2 values list?
Hi Shashi,
That’s a great question and yes it is possible using set actions. I will create a tutorial on this and will share it in a week. Stay tuned till then😊
@@DataVizCanvas Thank you so much
Great
Thanks 😊
Hey,
I need to show range of dates as default date (last month) instead of a single date. How can I do that ?
That’s a great question Arun, if you are using parameters then u can use a calculation with two date parameters.
Date > parameters 1 and date < parameters 2
And both these parameters can be defaulted to one date from last month ( one can be 1st and other can be last date)
Hope that helps.
@@DataVizCanvas Is there a way to have a [Start Date] and [End Date] parameter filters as a field where the user can manually enter data or select from a calendar, AND have the [End Date] default to the latest date? I know we would need to use the "Range" section when we edit the parameters, but curious if there is a way to have the end date as the latest date by default but the user would be able to select other dates if they wanted to
Thanks for the video! In what situation shall we use the second solution? (since the first was much easier imo). thanks
That’s a great question. We second solution is used when there are multiple tables joined together and they have date field at different granularity. Then you can’t use filter but you could use parameter instead and can use this solution to show data to latest date by default
Hi can you pls tell me how can I sort data which is in parameter , basically I have created a parameter for date and gave show parameter control since I cannot frag parameter to the filter , so how can I sort my dates
Hi Neha,
Are you referring to sorting the data in parameter or sorting the data based on parameter selection? It would be great if you could share an example to explain the issue.
@@DataVizCanvas so I created date parameter called month_para and i want this as filter so I did show parameter control so now it is my filter and this consists of 3 years data every month new month will add to this parameter so user need to scroll down and select current month , for this I want to sort latest to old , since this filter source in parameter am not getting sort option , how to do ?
@@DataVizCanvas sorting data in parameter
@@nehap5793 Please try below tutorial on sorting date in filter. This might help you with your scenario
ua-cam.com/video/djE14Oz7eZU/v-deo.html
Thank you 🦋
I see that mcgrady564 and others are asking similar question.
It seems like it should be possible, but I can't actually get it done. Would really like a video for this, if it is possible?
The problem is to have two of the defaulted parameters controlling how the filters start out, but still allow the end user to change either or both of the dates via Type In (calendar date picker).
Can you have two different ones? for example the "latest date" and also "latest date - 5 days" ? I can only get one to work but not two. I would like to have filter "Start Date" and filter "End Date" to default to 5 days ago and today, unless there is no data for today, so it will have End Date as the greatest date available in the data and the start date just 5 days before that one. Seems like it should be possible, but I can't get it to work.
Hi Alicia, Thats a great question. On your special request I will create a tutorial on this and will post it today or tomorrow. So stay tuned. Cheers!
@@DataVizCanvas Thank you so much. Also you might mention in the video that if the person needs both FIXED and DATEADD, that the FIXED function has to be the outer-most function, for the calculation to be used this way. That turned out to be the reason that I couldn't do it.
Hello Sir, I am not getting the max date calculated field in the current vali drop down in the parameter. It is not letting me select the max date as when the work book opens.
Hello Malvika,
Could you please check if you have selected "Date" as data type in the parameter. also check if your max calculation is correct. With both these options you should be able to select max date option in the parameter. Please let me know if it still doean't resolve the issue. Thanks
@@DataVizCanvas Hi Sir, I copied the formula as you have shown but it still does not show max date while updating current value. It does show up in the "when workbook is open section". I am working on 2022.3 version..could that be a reason?
Sir, appreciate your response. Thank you..i hope i could find a way to make this work. I am trying to populate only weekday dates on a filter of a dashboard..and that is when I found this video. I tried with exact formulas you have showcased in this video but still cannot update current value as a formula.
The data type for max date is a date only.
Thank you.
How can we put current month as default in my dashboard show current month as default and when the month change automatically can change the month
Hi Varun,
You can achieve that in the same way as shown in the tutorial.
Time stamp : 1:59
Where we select "month /Day/ Year", instead of that select "Month Year" and then it will work the same way. You can achieve this by using parameter approach as well. Please try and let me know in case of any issues.
Cheers!
@@DataVizCanvas thank you for your reply