Dashboard Mode - Pie charts
Business Question
Which product category contributes the most to total sales in our store?
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Pie charts in Tableau - Dashboard Guide
Sample Data
| Product Category | Sales |
|---|---|
| Electronics | 300 |
| Clothing | 200 |
| Home & Garden | 150 |
| Sports | 100 |
| Toys | 50 |
Dashboard Components
- KPI Card: Total Sales calculated as
SUM([Sales])= 800 - Pie Chart: Shows sales distribution by Product Category. Each slice size is proportional to sales amount.
- Data Table: Lists Product Category and Sales values for reference.
Dashboard Layout
+----------------------+----------------------+
| KPI Card | Pie Chart |
| Total Sales: 800 | Sales by Category |
| | |
+----------------------+----------------------+
| Data Table |
| Product Category | Sales |
+------------------+----------------------------+
Interactivity
A filter can be added to select specific product categories. When a category is selected, the pie chart and data table update to show only the selected categories. The total sales KPI card also updates to reflect the sum of sales for the filtered categories.
Self Check
If you add a filter to show only Electronics and Clothing, which components update and what are their new values?
- KPI Card: Updates to show total sales = 300 + 200 = 500
- Pie Chart: Updates to show only slices for Electronics and Clothing with proportions 60% and 40% respectively.
- Data Table: Updates to list only Electronics and Clothing rows.
Key Result
Pie chart dashboard showing sales distribution by product category with total sales KPI and data table.