4.1.2. Publish a data source from Desktop or Prep

Leave a Comment / By LearningTableau / November 27, 2024

When publishing a data source in Tableau, which of the following steps and options are available?

You can publish a data source independently of a workbook.

Data source publishing allows you to manage permissions and refresh schedules for the data source separately from any workbooks.

Tableau Bridge is required to publish on-premise data sources to Tableau Server

Tableau allows you to bypass authentication for the data source during publishing to ensure proper access.

Only extract-based data sources can be published to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud.

What happens when you publish a data source with hidden fields in Tableau, and what are the best practices?

New workbooks that use the data source can use hidden fields in calculations, sets, and groups.

You can unhide fields after the data source without republishing.

Hidden fields do not appear in connected workbooks, even if explicitly referenced in calculations.

It is a best practice to review and unhide critical fields before publishing to ensure they are accessible to users.

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When publishing a data source to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud, how can you configure a refresh schedule for the data source?

You can create a refresh schedule during the publishing process.

You can only create a refresh schedule after the data source has been published to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud

Refresh schedules can only be set for live connections.

Refresh schedules can only be set for files such as csv files.

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When using the Add Output Step in Tableau Prep, which of the following statements are true?

The output step allows you to save the data source as a Tableau Data Extract (.hyper) file.

You can publish the output to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud directly from the output step.

The output step is optional if you are only previewing data in Tableau Prep.

Each output step can have multiple outputs for different data destinations.

You can only save output files locally and cannot publish them to a server.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in publishing a data source with Tableau Prep?

Add an output step to your flow.

Select the option to publish the output to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud.

Save the data source as a .hyper file locally before publishing.

Sign in to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud during the publishing process.

Specify a project, name, and permissions for the published data source.

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