How to Create a Bump Chart in Tableau?

This tutorial will help you go through the step-by-step process of building Tableau bump charts for compelling visualizations. | ProjectPro

This Tableau bump chart tutorial will walk you through the step-by-step process of building a Bump Chart in Tableau, from connecting data sources to customizing the final visualization. So, before creating a bump chart, let’s understand what is a bump chart first.

What is the Bump Chart in Tableau? 

A Bump Chart, also known as a "slope chart," is a powerful visualization tool used to track changes in rank or position over time or across different categories. It is particularly effective for displaying trends, such as changes in rankings or performance, and highlighting which entities are leading or falling behind.

How to Create a Bump Chart in Tableau with Example? 

Let's go through the steps to create a Bump Chart in Tableau:- 

  1. Connect Tableau to your dataset containing the relevant dimensions (e.g., order date) and measures (e.g., profit).

  2. Drag the order date dimension to the Columns shelf and the profit measure to the Rows shelf. This creates a basic line chart showing the trend of profits over time.

  3. Right-click on the profit axis in the visualization and choose "Add Table Calculation." Select "Rank" from the list of table calculations. Tableau will automatically rank the profit values for each order date.

  4. After adding the Rank calculation, you may need to adjust the "Compute Using" setting to ensure that Tableau ranks the data correctly. Depending on our data and visualization requirements, we need to compute the rank by region. 

Check out the video below for a detailed practical demonstration - 

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