Question 1
Choose 2
What are two outcomes when a Tableau associate drags a continuous date value to the Rows shelf?
Correct answer:
B. The pill on the Rows shelf is green
C. A quantitative axis is shown.
Explanation:
In Tableau, a continuous date is treated as a continuous field, which is visually represented by a green pill. When placed on the Rows shelf, it produces a quantitative axis (a continuous timeline) rather than discrete headers. This behavior contrasts with a discrete date, which creates blue pills and labels.
Correct Options:
B. The pill on the Rows shelf is green.
Continuous fields are always indicated by green pills in Tableau, regardless of whether they are dimensions or measures.
C. A quantitative axis is shown.
Continuous fields create axes with a continuous numerical scale, which is essential for visualizing trends over time.
Incorrect Options:
A. The date part is displayed as labels.
Displaying date parts as labels (headers) is characteristic of discrete dates, which appear as blue pills, not continuous dates.
D. The pill on the Rows shelf is blue.
Blue pills represent discrete fields. Since the question specifies a continuous date, the pill must be green.
Reference:
Tableau Help – Dimensions and Measures, Blue and Green ; Tableau Help – Convert Fields Between Discrete and Continuous
In Tableau, a continuous date is treated as a continuous field, which is visually represented by a green pill. When placed on the Rows shelf, it produces a quantitative axis (a continuous timeline) rather than discrete headers. This behavior contrasts with a discrete date, which creates blue pills and labels.
Correct Options:
B. The pill on the Rows shelf is green.
Continuous fields are always indicated by green pills in Tableau, regardless of whether they are dimensions or measures.
C. A quantitative axis is shown.
Continuous fields create axes with a continuous numerical scale, which is essential for visualizing trends over time.
Incorrect Options:
A. The date part is displayed as labels.
Displaying date parts as labels (headers) is characteristic of discrete dates, which appear as blue pills, not continuous dates.
D. The pill on the Rows shelf is blue.
Blue pills represent discrete fields. Since the question specifies a continuous date, the pill must be green.
Reference:
Tableau Help – Dimensions and Measures, Blue and Green ; Tableau Help – Convert Fields Between Discrete and Continuous