Explain the DATE Function ' QUATER' in Tableau with Example?

In Tableau, the correct function to extract the quarter from a given date is called QUARTER, not QUATER.

The QUARTER function is used to retrieve the quarter component from a date or datetime value. It returns an integer representing the quarter of the year.

The syntax of the QUARTER function in Tableau is as follows:

QUARTER(date)

• date is the date or datetime value from which you want to extract the quarter.

Here's an example to illustrate the usage of the QUARTER function in Tableau:

Suppose you have a dataset with a date field called "Order Date" containing date values. To extract the quarter component from the "Order Date" field, you can use the QUARTER function as follows:

QUARTER([Order Date])

In this example, the QUARTER function is applied to the "Order Date" field. It will return an integer representing the quarter of the year for each date value in the "Order Date" field.

The resulting output will be a column of integers representing the quarter for each corresponding date in the "Order Date" field.

The QUARTER function in Tableau is useful when you need to analyze or group data based on the quarter component. You can use it to create visualizations or calculations that depend on the quarter, such as analyzing quarterly sales performance, comparing quarterly trends, or calculating aggregates for each quarter.