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Published inAug 2023
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ISBN-139781803233765
Edition4th Edition
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Marleen Meier
Marleen Meier
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Marleen Meier

Marleen Meier is an accomplished analyst and author with a passion for statistics and data. By using traditional methodologies and approaches such as Machine Learning and AI, Marleen is dedicated to driving meaningful insights. Currently working as the APAC Data CoE Lead for ABN AMRO Clearing, Marleen is at the forefront of innovation and implementing data-driven strategies in a global financial environment. She has lived and worked in multiple countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and Singapore, allowing her to bring a diverse and global perspective to her work. Through her writing and speaking engagements, she aims to empower individuals and organizations to unlock the full potential of their data assets.
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Web authoring

After you have published a dashboard to Tableau Server, how do you go about editing it? Well, Tableau offers two options. In the first option, both you and everyone else who has access and the rights to download the dashboard can download it, edit it in Tableau Desktop, and overwrite the latest version on Tableau Server with a new upload. The other option is to edit the dashboard live on Server. This feature is called web authoring. Web authoring is a Tableau Server feature that provides an interface for authoring that is similar to Tableau Desktop. Originally, the web authoring interface was limited, but more features are introduced with each version. Thus, the capability gap between the Tableau Server web authoring environment and Tableau Desktop has shrunk. The web authoring environment provides robust capabilities for creating and applying table calculations and provides capabilities for creating dashboards.

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Published in: Aug 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781803233765

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Marleen Meier

Marleen Meier is an accomplished analyst and author with a passion for statistics and data. By using traditional methodologies and approaches such as Machine Learning and AI, Marleen is dedicated to driving meaningful insights. Currently working as the APAC Data CoE Lead for ABN AMRO Clearing, Marleen is at the forefront of innovation and implementing data-driven strategies in a global financial environment. She has lived and worked in multiple countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, the USA, and Singapore, allowing her to bring a diverse and global perspective to her work. Through her writing and speaking engagements, she aims to empower individuals and organizations to unlock the full potential of their data assets.
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