#WorkoutWednesday 2018 – Week 3

Rody kicked things off last week with the running_sum() function. This week your challenge will be with both parameters and the window_sum() function. This visualization may look simple but it was a challenge for both Rody and myself (You’ll probably see a variant of this later this year).

Requirements

Data should be aggregated to the month.
Sales should be for a rolling 3 months
Order of the categories is dependent on the values at the parameter date. Larger values are stacked on top.
Pay attention to the color of #WorkoutWednesday title
Do your best to align the parameter with the x-axis. This way the controller is aligned with the reference line.
Match the axis labels and axis (non)titles.
Match x-axis major and minor ticks
Match the label format.
Match the colors using the Superfishel Stone color and Seattle Gray palette.
Your chart should range from 2014-Mar-01 to 2018-Mar-30.
Make sure your axes are synchronized (of course).
Share your your visualization with the parameter set to 2018-Feb-01.

If you need help check out the spoilers below.

This week utilizes the Superstore dataset. You can get it here at Data.World

As you complete this example, feel free to share on Twitter using the #WorkoutWednesday hashtag. Don’t forget to tag @RodyZakovich and @LukeStanke. We really want to see your work.

Good luck!

Spoilers

With your window calculations: pay attention to your window_sum() inputs. Read Tableau’s online help on table calculations.
This is a dual axis chart.
Use an IF statement to compare an aggregate of order date and the date parameter.
There are a number of ways to sort the stacks, I used an LOD inside an IF statement.
65% opacity.