Examining Download

A commonly used Tableau Server feature that is available for workbooks and data sources within the More actions ellipsis (…) is the Download feature. Clicking on this option automatically downloads a Tableau workbook that you can open with Tableau Desktop. After clicking on the More actions ellipsis (…), the Download feature can be found near the top of the drop-down menu, just below Share.... An example of where this feature is located inside a More actions drop-down menu is shown in Figure 7.12:

Figure 7.12 – The location of Download inside a More actions workbook drop-down menu

Tip

If you would like the option to download a workbook in a different version of Tableau Desktop, you can do this by going into a view, clicking on the Download button, and selecting Tableau Workbook. This will provide you with a window titled Download Tableau Workbook, and you will have the option to select the current or past versions...