Customizing a Data Source

Question 1

What is a TDS file and what does it include?

Answer 1

Tableau Data Source; connection information and any metadata changes, folder organization and calculated fields

Question 2

What are 4 types of data attribute changes?

Answer 2

Organize fields into folders, convert fields between measures and dimensions, edit default properties, edit attributes

Question 3

Where is the option to organize fields into folders?

Answer 3

Down arrow at the top right of the field list pane

Question 4

How do you edit default properties and what are some default properties that you can edit?

Answer 4

Right click on a field to edit the default color, format, aggregation, whenever that field is used in a visualization

Question 5

What are some attributes of a field that you can edit?

Answer 5

Name, data type

Question 6

How do you save a data source as a TDS file?

Answer 6

Right click on it in the Data Source list and click Add to Saved Data Sources

Question 7

How can you give power users access to your data source without them having to access the source database?

Answer 7

Publish your data source to Tableau Server

Question 8

What types of data updates to source data can Tableau not accommodate?

Answer 8

Changing a column name or removing a column

Question 9

What indicators show that there is a problem with a field reference?

Answer 9

Red exclamation point or red pill/field name in a shelf

Question 10

What type of change to the source data requires you to replace references?

Answer 10

Changing titles of fields used in the view