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Data Modeling with Tableau

By : Kirk Munroe
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Data Modeling with Tableau

By: Kirk Munroe

Overview of this book

Tableau is unlike most other BI platforms that have a single data modeling tool and enterprise data model (for example, LookML from Google’s Looker). That doesn’t mean Tableau doesn’t have enterprise data governance; it is both robust and highly flexible. This book will help you effectively use Tableau governance models to build a data-driven organization. Data Modeling with Tableau is an extensive guide, complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and hands-on exercises. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll learn the role that Tableau Prep Builder and Tableau Desktop each play in data modeling. You’ll also explore the components of Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud that make data modeling more robust, secure, and performant. Moreover, by extending data models for Ask and Explain Data, you’ll gain the knowledge required to extend analytics to more people in their organizations, leading to better data-driven decisions. Finally, this book will guide you through the entire Tableau stack and the techniques required to build the right level of governance into Tableau data models for the correct use cases. By the end of this Tableau book, you’ll have a firm understanding of how to leverage data modeling in Tableau to benefit your organization.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Part 1: Data Modeling on the Tableau Platform
4
Part 2: Tableau Prep Builder for Data Modeling
9
Part 3: Tableau Desktop for Data Modeling
14
Part 4: Data Modeling with Tableau Server and Online

Summary

In this chapter, we explored how to set up and run schedules to refresh the data in extracts on Tableau Server and Tableau Online. Schedules are an important part of data modeling in the Tableau platform as they keep our data fresh in an automated fashion, helping us scale.

We also looked at using schedules with subscriptions from within workbooks on Tableau Server and Cloud. Subscriptions are a way for consumers of dashboards to be notified when new data is available.

In the final section of the chapter, we looked at Tableau Bridge. Tableau Bridge is a required component for keeping on-premises data fresh on Tableau Cloud.

The next chapter is the final chapter of our book. It will wrap up all the components we have learned throughout the book by determining which components we need by audience and use case.