You may find it useful to hide dataset fields that are not typically used for visualizations, or hide them in order to prevent unintended bias in visualizations.
The following steps demonstrate how to prevent data fields from appearing in visualizations and applications of dataset World Life Expectancy [data source samples.world_life_expectancy]. The fields comments
, lat
, and lng
are empty, so they are good candidates for this operation.
On the main navigation bar, click Data.
The Data view appears, open on the Datasets tab.
In the Datasets area, select
World Life Expectancy
(samples.world_life_expectancy)
.
In the Dataset Detail menu, select Fields.
In the Fields interface, select Edit Fields.
comments
.Click (eye) icon on the comments
line.
Note that the icon next to the comment
field changed to (slashed eye).
Under Measures, find the fields lat
and lng
, and hide them.
Click Save.
Note that in the updated Fields interface,
Dimensions table has a total of 11
fields and
Measures table lists a total of 7
fields, as
before
However, when using Visual Designer, the hidden fields do not show.
Note that the field visibility can be changed in the Edit Field Paramters window modal.