Workaround for using Canadian postal codes in map on Tableau Desktop
Tableau recognizes only the first three characters of the six-character Canadian postal code - the forward sortation area. If Canadian postal codes in your data are formatted with all six characters, you can create a calculation to map the postal codes.
The below instructions are based on the attached canadian_postal_codes.twbx
LEFT([Customer Postcode], 3)You will now see a mark for each three-character postal code in your data.
The below instructions are based on the attached multiple_countries_postcodes.twbx.
IF [Country] = "Canada"THEN LEFT ([Customer Postcode], 3)ELSE [Customer Postcode]ENDTo voice your support for the future implementation of the feature for supporting 6 digit Canadian Postal Code, please vote for the Idea.
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