Tuesday 24 May 2016

Removing "Abc" Placeholder Text

http://kb.tableau.com/articles/knowledgebase/removing-abc-placeholders




Sometimes the ABC from the right of the view annoying me.  Tableau Techinical Support sent me the workaround. There are actually two potential ways to get rid of the ABC from the right side of the view, I prefer to use the "Blank"
 
Create a calculated field
Create a calculation that will act as an invisible placeholder field.
 
Step 1 
 Create Calculated Field.
 
Step 2 
In the Create Calculated Field dialog box, type the following:
  1. Give the calculated field a name as Blank.
  2. In the Formula text box, type two quotation (" ") marks with a space in between the quotation marks.
  3. When finished, click OK.
Step 3 
Place the calculated field on the Text shelf, and place another instance of the calculated field in the Columns shelf.

http://kb.tableau.com/articles/knowledgebase/removing-abc-placeholders