How to create a rounded bar chart in Tableau

A bar chart is perfect for visualizing your data according to different categories or subgroups. To construct a bar graph, one variable must be quantitative and the other qualitative.

Let us then see how to build step-by-step rounded bar graph on Tableau. Our goal is to create a graph showing sales for each category and sub-category from Sample Superstore data.

Step 1. Create the chart

1. Connect to the data source Sample – Superstore.
2. Drag Sub-Category to Rows.
3. Drag Sales to Columns. You will get a standard bar chart.
4. Type in the Columns avg(0). Then drag that tab on the x axis labeled Sales. Fit to Entire view and this is how your screen should look like at this point.

5. Select Line from the dropdown menu in the Marks card.
6. Drag Measure Names on Path in the Marks card.
7. Adjust the size of the bars from Size in the Marks card.
8. Click on the icon to apply a descending order as shown below.

9. Drag Category on Color in the Marks card. Done!

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