When operating Tableau Server, you may encounter various technical issues, such as slow dashboard loading speeds or extract refresh failures on specific nodes. To resolve these problems based on logic rather than intuition, it is essential to accurately understand how Tableau Server works internally—specifically, its Architecture. In this post,

Tableau offers a variety of APIs for different purposes such as automation, integration, and extension. However, because there are so many API types—each with its own goals—it can be difficult for first-time users to decide which API to use. This post briefly introduces Tableau’s APIs and summarizes

When setting up dashboard actions in Tableau, you might sometimes create multiple actions with the same trigger condition. For example, both actions may filter by the Category field, but each targets a different dashboard. Action NameTrigger ConditionTarget Sheet (or Dashboard)Action AOn selecting CategoryTarget AAction BOn selecting CategoryTarget B In

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When building visualizations in Tableau, there are times when you need precise control over how numbers are displayed. For example, you may want to simplify figures by displaying them in millions, add specific suffixes, or format negative numbers with parentheses. To meet these needs, Tableau provides the Custom Number Formatting

When converting a date to a number in Excel, Google Sheets or Tableau, you'll notice that the value 1 represents a specific point in time. In Excel, that number corresponds to January 1, 1900, but in Google Sheets and Tableau, it points to December 31, 1899. Why do

An introduction to Tableau Next, the newly released analytics platform from Tableau.