Tableau Mapping Geographic Data 5

Question 1

How do you correct an unknown location flagged in the lower-right corner of a Tableau map?

Accepted Answer

Click it and choose Edit Locations to map values

Answer

Edit Locations lets you match ambiguous or unknown values to the correct geographic entries.

Question 2

Why might you set the geographic role for a City field to include State context?

Accepted Answer

Many cities share names across states, causing ambiguity

Answer

Adding State/Country context disambiguates duplicate city names like Springfield.

Question 3

Which option lets you import your own latitude/longitude to override Tableau's built-in geocoding?

Accepted Answer

Use Latitude and Longitude fields from your data

Answer

You can place your own Lat/Long measures on Rows/Columns instead of generated coordinates.

Question 4

To zoom a published map to a fixed area regardless of filters, which feature helps?

Accepted Answer

Lock the map view via Map Options pan/zoom settings

Answer

Map Options let you fix the view and disable pan/zoom so the extent stays constant.

Question 5

Which action filter behavior is common when clicking a region on a map dashboard?

Accepted Answer

It filters other sheets to the selected region

Answer

A filter action lets a map selection drive filtering across linked dashboard sheets.

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