Find in Data Pane

Tableau always release new versions with a list of new and exciting (or not so) features, such as this, but there are sometimes really helpful additions or modifications that are unlisted, and even undocumented.

I always start using a new version of Tableau Desktop almost immediately, because as a consultant I have to keep up to date. So when version 2025.2 came out I was working with it within a day, and suddenly saw a new menu entry:

My first reaction was “Is this what I think it is?”.
My second was to click on it.

It’s definitely what I thought. No more searching for a field from your worksheet in the Data pane, in order to check the formula. Click on “Find in Data pane” and it finds the field immediately.

For me, as a consultant, this is a game-changer. I spend hours with my clients, when something isn’t working as they expect, checking their calculated fields, and we always start from the worksheet rows, columns, and marks. Now we can save time and jump straight to the field, without scrolling or typing in the search box.

Unfortunately this is currently relevant only for Tableau Cloud users, because Server doesn’t have a 2025.2 version, but it’s a great new feature. And I haven’t found it in the documentation yet…