# How to create sets in web edit with

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- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2020-08-12
- **Format:** Video · 3 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, filters, sets)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/how-to-create-sets-in-web-edit-with-tableau-server-tableau-online-2020-3
- **Watch:** https://www.youtu.be/MvOxaAPR7qM

I walk through a new feature in Tableau 2020.3 that lets you create sets directly in Web Edit. I show how to create the set, the current limitation that you can't edit it from the data pane, and the workaround of dragging it onto the marks card to enable the show-set control.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau 2020.3 adds the ability to create sets in Web Edit via right-click then Create, closing a gap with desktop
- In Web Edit you can't edit or show a set directly from the data pane like you can in desktop
- Drag the set onto the marks card (such as detail) to unlock the dropdown option to show the set control
- Use the set control on the right to add members, then place the set on colour to see it filter dynamically
- When demoing, drag your dimension to rows before columns to avoid the confusing ABC placeholder in the view

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/how-to-create-sets-in-web-edit-with-tableau-server-tableau-online-2020-3

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