Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Save
Terms in this set (135)
, LIVE
- changes will be shown
automatically
- creates slower performance for
huge data
- Server availability could be a
problem
- Best to use when numbers HAVE
Live vs. extracts
to be correct
data connection
EXTRACT
- creates a static snapshot of your
data
- better performance and portability
- save and refresh the snapshot
- best to use when numbers aren't as
important
1. go to the sheet
How to save 2. right click on the data source
metadata 3. select 'Add to Saved Data
properties in a Sources'
.TDS 4. make sure the end of the file ends
in .TDS
, 1. Cross-database join is not
supported
2. Tables are at different LOD
When is it best
3. Joins create duplicate data or data
to use a blend?
cleaning is required
4. If you have a lot of data and the
join is time consuming
How do you Right click on the data field and
rename a data select 'rename'
field?
Right click a dimension and select
How to assign an
'Aliases". In the edit aliases dialog
alias to a data
box, under value, select a member
value?
and enter a new name
click the data type icon next to the
How to assign a
field and select 'geographic role'.
geographic role
then select the geographic role you
to a data field?
want to assign to that field
A. On the data source page, click on
Change data
the icon associated with the field
type for a data
and select the new data type
field (number,
B. In the data pane, if you right click
date, string,
on the field and scroll down to
boolean, etc)
'change data type'
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Save
Terms in this set (135)
, LIVE
- changes will be shown
automatically
- creates slower performance for
huge data
- Server availability could be a
problem
- Best to use when numbers HAVE
Live vs. extracts
to be correct
data connection
EXTRACT
- creates a static snapshot of your
data
- better performance and portability
- save and refresh the snapshot
- best to use when numbers aren't as
important
1. go to the sheet
How to save 2. right click on the data source
metadata 3. select 'Add to Saved Data
properties in a Sources'
.TDS 4. make sure the end of the file ends
in .TDS
, 1. Cross-database join is not
supported
2. Tables are at different LOD
When is it best
3. Joins create duplicate data or data
to use a blend?
cleaning is required
4. If you have a lot of data and the
join is time consuming
How do you Right click on the data field and
rename a data select 'rename'
field?
Right click a dimension and select
How to assign an
'Aliases". In the edit aliases dialog
alias to a data
box, under value, select a member
value?
and enter a new name
click the data type icon next to the
How to assign a
field and select 'geographic role'.
geographic role
then select the geographic role you
to a data field?
want to assign to that field
A. On the data source page, click on
Change data
the icon associated with the field
type for a data
and select the new data type
field (number,
B. In the data pane, if you right click
date, string,
on the field and scroll down to
boolean, etc)
'change data type'
