Map layers for
Donut and Sunburst diagram

The donut chart is one of the most seen charts from the time of Excel. It is usually built-in Tableau using two pie charts (one with sectors, the second with a white circle), combined using a Dual Axis. But what if another level is needed? We've got that question while developing a dashboard for a customer.

And what if we create a Sunburst chart? Step-by-step instructions from the Internet contain many calculations and additional sources. Calculations for Tableau are not a problem (it would instead not get confused), but you can not always add another source to a book.
We offer a simple way to solve such issues with only one additional field; the others you will take from the existing source!

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The first step to begin is creating a field point.

Then add it to the map.

Let's run away from a map to a donut chart.

1

Change the mark type to "Pie" and fill the Angle with a measure of Sales in the dataset. Then drag Category to Color.
2

Then type CTRL+SHIFT+B to zoom your circle and remove the map from the background.
3

We get a standard pie chart.

Now let's make a donut chart with a factoid in the middle.

Return the background with the map and add a point-field as another layer.

How to add a point-field as map-layer

Change the mark type to "Circle", then choose the white color. Drag Sales to the Label and again remove the map from the background.

Add another layer to do a 2-level donut chart. Make all steps for a pie chart and then add a Subcategory to “Detail”.

Now let's change our donut chart into a "Sunburst" type. Change the order of layers to do this.

You can add a subcategory to the Color to show the relation of the part to the whole with intense color.

You can adjust the required number of layers this way.

Tip

Something non-obvious (map layers)

allows you to get something incredible (multi-level pie charts).

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Map layers for Donut and Sunburst diagram

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Donut and Sunburst diagram