tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721871707048712457.post7028691100449465822..comments2024-03-28T00:39:48.395-04:00Comments on Breaking BI: Issues Publishing Workbooks to Tableau ServerBreaking BIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02551920506874509998noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721871707048712457.post-2062063416571725992016-10-04T04:05:38.062-04:002016-10-04T04:05:38.062-04:00when i publish a sheet with text on tableau server...when i publish a sheet with text on tableau server and share it the sheet/text becomes an imageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721871707048712457.post-1606115262375057662015-04-11T12:10:03.818-04:002015-04-11T12:10:03.818-04:00Thanks for ur valuble info....Thanks for ur valuble info....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217252267293241665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721871707048712457.post-91577309848243470342013-11-25T08:30:08.283-05:002013-11-25T08:30:08.283-05:00Hmmm...these are extremely good questions. To be ...Hmmm...these are extremely good questions. To be fair, I've never delved deep enough into this area to speak to the intricacies of external data. However, I can say that one thing.<br /><br />If you are publishing your workbooks to Tableau Server, then you should also publish your data to Tableau Server as well. If you are running this workbook off of a text file, why not publish the file as a Tableau Data Extract to the Server and set a refresh schedule. Then, you can run your workbook off the published extract, which will be faster than your text file. It will also allow you to apply some types of transformations in the extract and apply user-level security to the file.<br /><br />Basically, I can't think of a reason why you shouldn't extract the text file and publish it to the server. Do you agree?Breaking BIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02551920506874509998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721871707048712457.post-81336412666587016412013-11-25T01:06:11.656-05:002013-11-25T01:06:11.656-05:00Hi Brad,
I have a couple of questions around "...Hi Brad,<br />I have a couple of questions around "Include External Files".<br />I am connecting to text files as a data source. The text files are stored on an “available” file share.<br />I have also used some images in my dashboards which are also stored on the file share.<br /> <br />Case 1: When I select the “Include External Files” option while publishing, does this mean all the source files, images are loaded to server and Tableau refers to that loaded version of the files? This means the files on the file share are not accessed anymore? The source files on the file share are refreshed every day. So I want Tableau to connect to the files when querying data. In this case, is it recommended for me to check this option or not?<br /> <br />Case 2: Another scenario is when I have created an extract from the source file which is scheduled to refresh once a day. This is also stored on the file share. When I publish with the “Include External Files” checked, does it mean Tableau loads the extract file onto the server and does not refer to the extract file on the file share? OR will tableau respect the refresh schedule settings, refresh the extract and refer to the updated extract file on the file share.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591330641099382992noreply@blogger.com