Tableau Waterfall Map

Waterfall charts effectively show the cumulative effects of continuous positive and negative values. /b10> It shows the beginning, end, and how incremental it is. /b11> As a result, we can see the difference in size and value of changes between continuous data points.

Tableau needs a dimension and a measure to create a waterfall map.

Create a waterfall map

With Sample-superstore we plan to find Sales variants of Products for each Sales /b10> To achieve this, we follow these steps.

Step 1

Drag dimension subcategories to the column frame and measure sales to the shelf. /b10> Sort the data in ascending order of sales value. /b11> For this use the sort option appears in the middle of the vertical axis when you hover over it. /b12> When this step is complete, the following chart is displayed.

Step 2

Next, right-click SUM(Sales) value, and then select running total from the table running total /b10> Change the chart type to Gantt bar. /b11> The following image appears.

Step 3

Create a -sales and provide the following formula for its value.

Step 4

Drag the newly created (-sales) to the size field under Marker Card. /b10> The chart above is now changed to produce the following chart is a waterfall chart.

Color waterfall map

Next, we can give the bars in the chart a different shade of color by dragging the sales measure to the color shelf under the marker card. /b10> We get the color waterfall map below.