How to create a Barcode Chart

Discover the power of Tableau’s Barcode Chart – a sleek and intuitive visualization tool that seamlessly combines profitability and sales size analysis over time.

This dynamic chart ingeniously merges two metrics, offering a concise yet powerful glimpse into your business’s financial landscape. You can effortlessly decode peaks and challenges, guided by vibrant color cues, and dive into each bar’s height to evaluate sales magnitude.

Tableau’s Barcode Chart is more than just a graph; it’s your strategic ally that transforms data into actionable insights for informed decision-making.

Elevate your analytics game with this concise yet impactful visualization masterpiece. Here’s a simple guide on how to do it:

Step 1: Connect to Data

→ InTableau Desktop, connect to the provided Superstore sample data provided by Tableau 

Step 2: Create the Chart

Drag the Order Date on the Column

Change the date type to Week Number

Create a calculated field with the formula SUM ([Profit])> 0

Drag this field to Color

Change colors, True -> Gray, False -> Red

Fit to Entire View

Step 3: Improve your Chart

Filter the information for one year

On Raw, create an AVG (0.5)

Drag Sales to Size

From Marks, change the chart type from Automatic to Bar

If the space in the lines is not visible, decrease the size

Here is the dashboard in Tableau Public:


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