Interaction with data in Tableau moved to another level, when Tableau team integrated 'Set Actions'. Selection of sets might be applied in: Viz (color, shape, sort, group), Set (filter on a related field, group by a related field) Calculations (filter a measure by a selection, using the set as a condition). Setting action lets you: Сreate your own range comparison depending on the selected values in the context Find items that are related to selected values in category instead of keeping only the items that exactly match (as in case of filters) It is not the whole list of advantages, but here I'd like to bring your attention on one of the most attractive use case - dynamic range comparison depending on selected sets: