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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

Data Preparation with Tableau Prep Builder

Tableau Prep Builder is Tableau’s product for preparing data and creating simple to complicated data models. Tableau Prep Builder extracts data via data connectors and allows the user to transform the data through several different functions and load the data on Tableau Server, Tableau Online, and other destinations. Tableau Prep Builder, first released in 2018, is different than Tableau Desktop in that it is solely focused on preparing data for analysis.

Tableau Prep Builder can be used via a downloadable software client that you install on your local computer. It is available for both Windows and Mac. Tableau Prep Builder is also available as a web client on Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud for individuals with a Creator license. Tableau Prep Builder will create an object called a flow. The term flow is used because it describes how data flows from originating data sources through a data transformation process, ending with the...