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Downloading tableau workbook from tableau server with data

  • I am new to using tableau server. I wanted to know if it was possible to download a tableau workbook (which is linked to a live SQL DB) with the data from the tableau server? Basically I would want to have a downloaded packaged tableau file which I can pass around for demos, without having to connect to the database every time.
      July 21, 2021 1:48 PM IST
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  • You can do this programmatically in python simply. TSC(Tableau Server Client) is the python library for tableau server.

    You can publish, update, delete and download workbooks freely using TSC Please visit https://github.com/tableau/server-client-python/blob/master/docs/docs/api-ref.md

    On this page, just search by "workbooks.download", then you will get the instructions how to download a workbook with data extraction.
      August 17, 2021 12:56 PM IST
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    1. Download the workbook from the server.
    2. Once done, open the dashboard in tableau desktop. You will see a data extract with a check mark on it.
    3. Right-click on the data extract and click on create a local copy.
    4. This will extract all the data so far and stores it locally.
      August 17, 2021 4:28 PM IST
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  • one more thing you could do is. open workbook on server>>>>click download>>>>>select data>>>>go to full data>>> select show all column>>> download all row as text file

    now download the workbook create a new data source with a text file you just downloaded. select create an extract

    after completion, select replace data source

    and it's done.

      August 18, 2021 2:14 PM IST
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  • With a live connection you will not be able to download the data with a Tableau workbook. For this you can follow this pocedure :

    Create an extract connection in your workbook and publish it in the server with an refresh schedule to it (As per you Data updates). Now whenever you download the workbook it will come with the last refreshed data with it.

    Hope it helps :)

      November 20, 2021 12:28 PM IST
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