# Dynamic Zone Visibility: New in Tableau 2022.3

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2022-10-21
- **Format:** Video · 18 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation, Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (calculated fields, dashboards, dynamic zone visibility, parameter actions, parameters)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/dynamic-zone-visibility-new-in-tableau-2022-3
- **Watch:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehnBM0ym6yI

I walk through Dynamic Zone Visibility, a new feature in Tableau 2022.3 that lets you show and hide whole sheets or entire dashboard sections using a boolean parameter or field. I cover the basic setup, the field requirements, and a more advanced example driven by parameter actions, plus a few community examples.

## Key takeaways

- Dynamic Zone Visibility only works with fields or parameters that are boolean, single-value, or independent of the vis, so meeting those requirements is essential before the option appears.
- Select a zone, go to the Layout tab and tick 'Control visibility using value' to drive a sheet's visibility from a boolean parameter or field.
- Unlike old show/hide hacks, hidden zones are removed entirely from the dashboard so containers collapse cleanly without leftover pixel spacing.
- The capability controls whole containers and sections, not just individual sheets, by double or triple clicking to select the parent container.
- Build the full dashboard first, then add visibility control at the end, since you can't easily select a zone once it's hidden; combine with parameter actions for click-driven experiences.

## Chapters

- 0:24 Field requirements for the feature
- 1:14 Basic setup with a boolean parameter
- 4:28 Hiding whole sections and containers
- 6:47 Advanced example with category parameter
- 12:10 Adding a parameter action
- 14:49 Community examples and use cases

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/dynamic-zone-visibility-new-in-tableau-2022-3

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