Before You Begin

This tutorial shows you how to create a visualization with a hidden column in Oracle Analytics.

Background

Hidden columns are supported in all visualization types except custom and map visualizations. You can sort by the hidden column, pass a hidden column to a data action, and refine the grain of a visualization using a hidden column.

What Do You Need?

• Access to Oracle Analytics
• Download sample_order_lines2023.xlsx to your computer

Create a Dataset

In this section, you create a dataset using the spreadsheet file that you downloaded to your computer.

1. Sign in to Oracle Analytics.
2. On the Home page, click Create, and then click Dataset.
3. In Create Dataset, click Drop data file here or click to browse, select the sample_order_lines2023.xlsx file, and then click Open.
4. In Create Dataset Table from sample_order_lines2023.xlsx, click OK. Click Save .
5. In Save Dataset As, enter sample_order_lines2023, and then click OK.

   
   

   

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Hide a Column

In this section, you create a visualization in the workbook and hide a column.

1. Click Create Workbook. In the Visualize page, close the Insights panel.
2. In the Data pane, hold down the Ctrl key, click Order ID, Customer ID, Product Sub Category, and Sales. Drag the data elements to the canvas.

   
   

   

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3. In the Grammar pane, right-click Customer ID in Rows and select Hide.

   
   

   

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Sort with a Hidden Column

In this section, you make changes to the data elements in the table, sort the table visualization using a hidden column, and change the visualization type.

1. In the Data pane, expand Order Date and then drag Order Date (Year) to the Rows and place Order Date (Year) first in Rows.
2. In the Data pane, select Customer Name and drag it to Rows in the Grammar pane to replace Customer ID.
3. In the Grammar pane, right-click Order Date (Year) and select Hide.
4. Right-click Order Date (Year) in Rows, select Sort By and then select Latest to Earliest.
5. Select Table in the Visualization list and select Pivot .

   
   

   

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Learn More

• About Hidden Columns

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Hide a Column in Workbook Visualizations

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January 2025

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