# Dynamic Axis Ranges in Tableau #data #tableau #analytics

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2023-10-29
- **Format:** Short · 1 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (formatting, parameters)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/dynamic-axis-ranges-in-tableau-data-tableau-analytics
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbgRIcNXZjE

I walk through the dynamic axis ranges feature added in Tableau 23.3, showing how to set axis start and end values via parameters and drive them with parameter actions. I demonstrate the setup live and flag that it has a few quirks worth understanding.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau 23.3 lets you set axis start and end values to parameters via the edit axis dialogue
- Parameter actions are what make the axis ranges truly dynamic, feeding values in from user interaction
- You can have an axis range update based on what a user selects or interacts with on the dashboard
- Mark Reid's blog post shows practical ways to make this flexibility work in real-world situations

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/dynamic-axis-ranges-in-tableau-data-tableau-analytics

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