# Metrics improvements - New in Tableau 2022.2

> 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:** 2022-07-12
- **Format:** Video · 4 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation, Analytics
- **Tools:** Tableau (metrics, server)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/metrics-improvements-new-in-tableau-2022-2
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyEChPK3vfo

I walk through the metrics improvements in Tableau 2022.2, where you can now edit a metric's configuration directly without going back to the dashboard. I show editing the date range, adding historical comparisons and target lines, and switching context on the fly.

## Key takeaways

- You can now edit a metric's description and configuration directly from the metric, rather than rebuilding it from the dashboard
- The date range can be set to preset periods, max, or a custom rolling range such as 18 months
- Historical comparisons let you compare to a number of prior months and show a comparison line on the visualisation
- Target lines can be added via the comparison type, with dynamic status indicators turning red or green based on performance
- The context switcher brings the mobile swipe-between-ranges experience back to desktop

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/metrics-improvements-new-in-tableau-2022-2

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