Add Live Metrics to Tableau Next Text Widgets

Enhance your dashboards by embedding live metric attributes directly into text widgets. This capability provides a highly adaptable formatting space that merges live performance metrics with strategic observations.

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User Permissions Needed
To edit Tableau Next dashboards: Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst or Tableau Next Platform Analyst permission set
  1. Add a text widget or edit an existing text widget on your dashboard.
  2. Go to the Widget tab, click Insert Data, and select Metric.
    Selecting a metric from a menu.
  3. Select a data model and metric, followed by the individual metric element you want to add. Add optional text to display when no results occur in the No Result Text field .
    Selecting a metric for the text widget.
  4. Type in qualitative text to accompany the metric.
    A text widget showing a metric with associated descriptive text.
    For further emphasis on critical data fluctuations, use the Style tab to implement conditional formatting.