# Dynamic Axis Range | Dynamic Axis in Tableau | New in Tableau 2023.3

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- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2023-10-25
- **Format:** Video · 9 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (dashboards, filters, parameters)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/dynamic-axis-range-dynamic-axis-in-tableau-new-in-tableau-2023-3
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56itp1Cyfss

I walk through the new dynamic axis range feature introduced in Tableau 2023.3, which lets you control an axis range using parameters. I show the basic mechanics, how to make it dynamic with parameter actions on a dashboard, and the quirks and limitations you need to work around.

## Key takeaways

- Dynamic axis range lives under Edit Axis > Custom, where you can bind the axis start and end to parameters
- The feature itself isn't dynamic — you make it dynamic by driving the parameters with dashboard parameter actions
- Set up parameters using the minimum and maximum of your measure to map a selection to the axis start and end
- Clearing an axis resets it to automatic and loses the range setting entirely, so be careful
- Binding only one point of the axis (and leaving the other automatic) keeps global context and avoids the axis sitting exactly on your selected min and max

## Chapters

- 0:00 What dynamic axis ranges are
- 0:19 Basic mechanics with parameters
- 2:21 Making it dynamic with parameter actions
- 3:31 Setting up the dashboard actions
- 6:32 Testing and the buffer problem
- 7:24 Best practice and Mark Reed's blog

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/dynamic-axis-range-dynamic-axis-in-tableau-new-in-tableau-2023-3

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