Custom Date Filters for Tableau
Von Peaks & Pies
Tableau out of the box options for date filters are somewhat limited. When creating a report or dashboard, developers have to decide between absolute filters (e.g. show 2020-03-01 until 2020-05-04) and relative filters (e.g. show last 12 months from today). Though these options cover many simple use cases, we might often want to mix the two options: Setting a relative filter as default, while still allowing the user to select absolute periods. A Solution Using Parameters As an example, we're creating a dashboard that...