This is a Quick Tip on how to build doughnut charts in Tableau, so less reading and more jumping in. We are going to spend 5 minutes or less building our doughnuts charts.
Data
Load the following data into Tableau Desktop / Public.
| Slice | Value |
| A | 100 |
| B | 70 |
| C | 50 |
Worksheet
- Create a Calculated Field called Inner with the following value:
0 - Create a Calculated Field called Outer with the following value:
0 - Drag Outer onto Columns
- Drag Inner onto Columns
- Right-click on the second Inner pill and select Dual Axis.
- In Marks activate SUM(Outer)
- Change the Mark Type to Pie
- Drag Slice onto the Color
- Drag Value onto Size
- Click on Size and move the needle to the middle
- Drag Value onto Label
- Right-click on the Sum(Value), select Quick Table Calculation, select Percent of Total
- In Marks activate the SUM(Inner)
- Remove the Measure Names from Color
- Click on Color and set the Color to White
- Drag Value onto Label
- Click on Label and set Alignment to Center
Now we need to adjust the basic cosmetics:
- Remove Gridlines and Zero lines
- Hide Headers
- Give the Outer Pie Chart white borders
- Edit the Tooltips
- Edit Labels
and boom, you should get the following:
You can experiment with different cosmetics, labels and tooltips.
Summary
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