Building Dashboards & Stories Flashcards

In a Tableau Story, what is a 'Story Point'?

Answer: A captioned snapshot of a sheet or dashboard at a particular state

Each story point captures a specific view and caption to build a narrative sequence.

What happens to a story point if you click 'Update' after changing the underlying view?

Answer: The story point saves the new view state

Clicking Update overwrites the saved snapshot of the story point with the current view.

Which navigator style for stories shows numbered boxes that viewers click to move between points?

Answer: Numbers

The Numbers navigator style displays sequential numbered buttons for each story point.

Can a single story point contain a full dashboard rather than a single worksheet?

Answer: Yes, dashboards can be added as story points

Stories can include worksheets and dashboards alike as their points.

What is the recommended way to keep all story points the same size on screen?

Answer: Set a fixed size for the story and consistent dashboard sizing

Fixed sizing prevents story points from resizing differently as you navigate.

When you highlight or annotate a mark within a story point and click Update, the annotation:

Answer: Is preserved as part of that point's saved state

Annotations are saved with the story point's snapshot when updated.

What is the main goal of building a Tableau Story rather than a single dashboard?

Answer: To guide viewers through a sequence of insights as a narrative

Stories are designed to present analysis as an ordered, narrative sequence of points.