Exemplary Tableau Dual Axis Same Scale
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Tableau dual axis same scale. To align the two axes in a dual axes chart to use the same scale right-click control-click on Mac the secondary axis and select Synchronize Axis. In this example the Sales axis is the secondary axis and the Profit axis is the primary axis. Then grab the same measure with Control key pressed and drop it again on the row shelf.
Right click the axis on the worksheet and Edit axis to your choice. Then right-click on one of the axes and select Synchronize Axis. You can specify a custom axis title and add a subtitle using the Edit Axis dialog box.
The result is a dual-axis chart on the second row. Right click on the Discount axis and uncheck Show Header. There are two catches to this type of chart.
Change one of the measure data types. Every axis has a title that is automatically generated based on the fields in the view. Using a symmetric log axis scale for small values has a similar effect to using a linear scale ie a normal quantitative axis.
In the example above the right-hand measure was an integer so we change this by adding 100 using an in-line calculation. Right Click the second measure on the row shelf and click dual axis. Showing three graphs on the same set of.
Change the appearance of an axis. Drag Sales and Profit to the Rows shelf Right-click the second measure on the Rows shelf and select Dual Axis On the Marks card labeled All set the mark type to Bar in the dropdown menu On the Marks card labeled SUM Sales Click Size and then adjust the slider to change the width. Then grab the same measure with Control key pressed and drop it again on the row shelf.