As part of  Tableau Questions and Answers series, I am asking questions related to Tableau and data warehousing concepts. On of these is the requirements for a Tableau dashboard. I will encourage my students and other readers to explore the answers and reply with comments.

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I have data in the excel sheet, with the following fields (see below)

I need to get snapshot of my organization.

Can you please tell me what kind of charts I can get and how these charts will help me.

Fields

Order ID
Order Date
Ship Date
Ship Mode
Customer ID
Customer Name
Segment
Country
City
State
Postal Code
Region
Product ID
Category
Sub-Category
Product Name
Sales
Quantity
Discount
Profit