Tableau Dashboards and Interactivity 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which dashboard object lets you embed an external web page that updates based on selections in another worksheet?
- Web Page object with a URL action (Correct answer)
- Blank object
- Image object
- Navigation object
Correct answer: Web Page object with a URL action
A Web Page object combined with a URL action displays external content that responds to selections.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of a dashboard 'container' (horizontal or vertical layout)?
- To group and control the arrangement and sizing of objects (Correct answer)
- To filter data across sheets
- To create a calculated field
- To publish the dashboard
Correct answer: To group and control the arrangement and sizing of objects
Containers group objects so they resize and arrange together predictably.
Question 3: Which action type changes which sheet or dashboard is displayed when a user clicks a button?
- Go to Sheet (Navigation) action (Correct answer)
- Filter action
- Highlight action
- Parameter action
Correct answer: Go to Sheet (Navigation) action
A Navigation action (or navigation button) moves the user to another sheet or dashboard.
Question 4: When you set a dashboard size to 'Automatic', what happens?
- It resizes to fill the window of the device viewing it (Correct answer)
- It locks to 1000x800 pixels
- It only works on phones
- It disables all filters
Correct answer: It resizes to fill the window of the device viewing it
Automatic sizing stretches the dashboard to fit the viewer's window dimensions.
Question 5: A filter action is set to 'Exclude all values' on clearing the selection. What does a user see when they deselect a mark?
- No data in the target sheet until a new selection is made (Correct answer)
- All data in the target sheet
- An error message
- The previous selection
Correct answer: No data in the target sheet until a new selection is made
'Exclude all values' shows nothing in the target until the user makes a fresh selection.
Question 6: Which feature lets you build a single dashboard layout optimized for desktop, tablet, and phone?
- Device-specific dashboard layouts (Correct answer)
- Story points
- Data blending
- Custom SQL
Correct answer: Device-specific dashboard layouts
Device Designer/device layouts let one dashboard render differently per device type.
Question 7: What does a 'floating' dashboard object allow that a 'tiled' object does not?
- Positioning anywhere with custom x/y coordinates and stacking (Correct answer)
- Automatic filtering
- Faster query performance
- Data source connections
Correct answer: Positioning anywhere with custom x/y coordinates and stacking
Floating objects can be freely positioned and layered over other objects.
Tableau Dashboards and Interactivity 2
Which dashboard object lets you embed an external web page that updates based on selections in another worksheet?