How to Build a Waterfall Chart in Tableau

By: Eric Parker

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Eric Parker lives in Seattle and has been teaching Tableau and Alteryx since 2014. He's helped thousands of students solve their most pressing problems. If you have a question, feel free to reach out to him directly via email. You can also sign up for a Tableau Office Hour to work with him directly!

Waterfall charts are a powerful visual you can create in Tableau to demonstrate the running, cumulative effect of positive and negative values over time. They are fun way to spice up your dashboards, but it can be difficult to remember each of the exact steps you need to follow.

They are great for:

  • Displaying profitability trends

  • Displaying headcount increases and decreases over time

  • Displaying point differential by game

Check out the video below to learn how to create a waterfall chart for yourself!

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