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Tableau Cookbook for Experienced Professionals

Tableau Cookbook for Experienced Professionals

By : Pablo Sáenz de Tejada, Daria Kirilenko
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Tableau Cookbook for Experienced Professionals

Tableau Cookbook for Experienced Professionals

By: Pablo Sáenz de Tejada, Daria Kirilenko

Overview of this book

In today’s data-driven business world, advanced analytics set organizations apart. Basic visualizations no longer suffice for Tableau developers tackling complex data challenges. Written by Tableau experts who've trained Fortune 500 companies and led global analytics initiatives, this cookbook delivers battle-tested techniques with the perfect blend of technical depth and practical application. You’ll master advanced techniques such as geospatial analysis, data modeling for optimized workflows, and enterprise-scale content management. This book shows you how to leverage Tableau cloud’s Data Management capabilities to centralize data sources and ensure data quality for consistent analytics. You’ll also explore advanced management features such as the Content Migration Tool in Tableau 2025.1 and beyond. Bridging the gap between fundamentals and cutting-edge practices, this book extends Tableau’s capabilities with APIs, custom LOD expressions, virtual connections, data apps, and TabPy. You’ll gain the skills to solve complex business problems, create high-impact dashboards, and seamlessly integrate Tableau into your data strategy, all while adhering to security and governance best practices. *Email sign-up and proof of purchase required
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Part 1: Scaling Tableau Capabilities – Data, Security, and Cloud Excellence
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Part 2: Optimizing Performance and Mastering Complex Calculations
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Part 3: Building Interactive Dashboards and Data Apps
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Part 4: Exploring Geospatial Solutions, Developer Tools, and Design Best Practices

Managing Content and Security at Scale in Tableau

Modern analytical platforms try to keep a balance between self-service and control. On one hand, you want to allow users to connect to data easily, run their analysis, and share their insights quickly. On the other hand, you need to make sure not everyone can do and access everything but also make security and control easy to maintain and audit.

In this chapter, we’ll learn how to make it easier for IT and data stewards to manage data and other assets in a secure and scalable way in Tableau.

By the end of this chapter, you will know how to scale your Tableau platform to secure your data, manage your content, and improve users’ trust and adoption.

More specifically, we’re going to cover the following recipes:

  • Understanding governance and permissions best practices
  • Setting up row-level security (RLS) the traditional way
  • Setting up centralized RLS with virtual connections
  • Configuring column...
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