Tableau interview questions and answers

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Top Interview Questions and answers for Tableau

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• 1. What do the Quick Filters in Tableau do?
• The quick filters each worksheet on the
  dashboard until they contain a dimension. They
  are important for worksheets by using the same
  data source. It can be an advantage and
  sometimes, a disadvantage to generate slow
  results.

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• 2. Mention the limitations in the context
  filters.
• Tableau usually takes time to place a filter in
  a context. So when a filter is set as context
  one, the software will create a temporary table
  for that particular content filter. This table
  will be reloaded each time and the value present
  will not be filtered by any context or Custom SQL.

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• 3. Mention the file extensions in Tableau
• There are 8 file extensions in Tableau
• Tableau Workbook (.twb)
• Tableau Packaged Workbook (.twbx)
• Tableau Datasource (.tds)
• Tableau Packaged Datasource (.tdsx)
• Tableau Data Extract (.tde)
• Tableau Bookmark (.tdm)
• Tableau Map Source (.tms)
• Tableau Preference (.tps)

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• 4. How many maximum tables are you allowed
  joining in Tableau?
• You can only join about 32 tables in Tables.
  The table size can be limited to 255 columns
• 5. Mention the 4 products of Tableau
• The 4 products of Tableau are mentioned below
• Tableau Server
• It is premise software that can access the
  workbooks built.

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• Tableau Desktop
• It is the desktop environment that creates and
  publishes standard and packed workbooks.
• Tableau Public
• It is a workbook available publicly for online
  users that can be downloaded and accessed.
• Tableau Reader
• It is a local access where you can open the
  Tableau Packed Workbook.

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• 6. Describe the ways where you can set top five
  and last five sales in the same view?
• You can create two sets, where one create top
  5 and bottom 5 and then join them as the sets
  that display a unique set of 10 rows.
• 7. Does the parameter in Tableau have a drop down
  list?
• Yes, the parameter has their own drop-down list
  that will enable the users to view data entries
  present in the parameter.

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• 8. Describe the Page Shelf?
• The page shelf is the powerful tool where you
  can control the output display. It is fragmenting
  the view into a page, presenting a different view
  on each of the pages created. It is user-friendly
  and minimizes the scrolling only to analyze the
  data and information. The pages created, you can
  flip through them using specific controls and
  compare them at a common axle.

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• 9. What is meant by data blending?
• The data blending in the Tableau allows the
  combination of the data from various sources and
  platforms. It can blend data present in an excel
  file with Oracle DB and then create a new
  dataset.

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• 10. State the difference between the Tableau
  Desktop and Tableau Server.
• The tableau desktop visualized the data and
  creates the workbook. The tableau server is used
  to distribute the workbooks and reports to the
  right audience. The users can edit and update the
  workbooks and dashboards online, but they will
  not be able to create new ones.

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