Tableau Publishing & Sharing Insights 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When you publish a workbook to Tableau Server, what determines whether viewers can interact with filters and parameters?
- The workbook's permissions and the published view's web edit settings (Correct answer)
- The desktop license tier of the publisher
- Whether the data source is an extract or live
- The browser the viewer uses
Correct answer: The workbook's permissions and the published view's web edit settings
Interactivity depends on the permissions granted and the view's settings, not the publisher's license or data source type.
Question 2: What is the main advantage of publishing a data source separately from a workbook on Tableau Server?
- It allows the data source to be reused and centrally managed across multiple workbooks (Correct answer)
- It compresses the workbook file size automatically
- It disables row-level security
- It prevents extract refreshes
Correct answer: It allows the data source to be reused and centrally managed across multiple workbooks
A published data source can be shared and governed centrally, letting many workbooks connect to a single trusted source.
Question 3: A colleague needs to see your dashboard but does not have a Tableau license. Which option lets them view it?
- Publish to Tableau Public or export a static PDF/image (Correct answer)
- Send them the .twbx and tell them to open it in a browser
- Share your Tableau Desktop product key
- Email the .hyper extract file
Correct answer: Publish to Tableau Public or export a static PDF/image
Unlicensed viewers can see content via Tableau Public or static exports like PDF and image files.
Question 4: What does scheduling an extract refresh on Tableau Server accomplish?
- It automatically updates the extract with current source data at set intervals (Correct answer)
- It republishes the workbook layout
- It changes user permissions periodically
- It converts a live connection to an extract
Correct answer: It automatically updates the extract with current source data at set intervals
A refresh schedule keeps the extract's data current by re-querying the source on a defined cadence.
Question 5: Which Tableau feature lets users receive an email when data crosses a defined threshold on a published view?
- Data-driven alerts (Correct answer)
- Subscriptions
- Story points
- Custom views
Correct answer: Data-driven alerts
Data-driven alerts notify users via email when a continuous axis value meets a set condition.
Question 6: What is the purpose of a subscription in Tableau Server/Cloud?
- To email a snapshot of a view or workbook on a recurring schedule (Correct answer)
- To grant editing rights to a group
- To merge two data sources
- To embed a view in a website
Correct answer: To email a snapshot of a view or workbook on a recurring schedule
Subscriptions deliver scheduled image or PDF snapshots of content to recipients' inboxes.
Question 7: When embedding a Tableau view in a web page, which method gives the most control over interactivity and events?
- The Tableau JavaScript Embedding API (Correct answer)
- A static iframe with a screenshot
- A mailto link
- Copying the workbook XML
Correct answer: The Tableau JavaScript Embedding API
The JavaScript Embedding API exposes events and methods for programmatic control of the embedded view.
Tableau Publishing & Sharing Insights 2
When you publish a workbook to Tableau Server, what determines whether viewers can interact with filters and parameters?