Forecast using R in Tableau

Question

Show forecast of data using R in Tableau.

Answer 1

Let me explain using example forecast of profit over date.

Follow the below steps:

1. Create a calculative field to fetch dates already existing in dataset + values till Forecast date.

2. Create a forecast calculated field to create a forecast of data till the required date using the above created field.

3. Now drop the date field created in step 1 in column shelf and field created in step2 in row shelf.

Thanks to TableauHQ for his explanation.

https://tableauhq.com/tableau-and-r-set-up-with-hands-on-exercises/#exercises