Use donut charts in Tableau Next to compare how categories contribute to an overall
total. Include additional dimensions to analyze contributions at a finer level of detail while
preserving the main categories. Optionally show a KPI in the center of the chart to highlight
the total value. You can also add the visualization to a dashboard to provide business context
alongside other key metrics. For example, create a donut chart to compare sales by product
category and highlight total sales with a KPI in the center.
Required Editions
| User Permissions Needed |
| To create Tableau Next visualizations: |
Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst or Tableau Next Platform Analyst permission set |
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From the Show Me pane in your visualization, click the
thumbnail. The layout changes to Donut, and the pane shows the required fields and
supported field encodings for the chart type.
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From the Data pane in your visualization, drag the dimension field you want to analyze onto
Slices. For the chart in the example, select Product
Category.
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Drag a continuous measure field, such as Sum of Sales, onto
Slices.
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Optionally, drag Sum of Sales onto KPI to
highlight the total sales value in the center of the chart.
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You can further customize the visualization with color, labels, or tooltips to make the
chart easier to interpret.
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Save your visualization. You can also add it to a dashboard to compare it alongside other
visualizations and business metrics.
