Examining Share

A simple, but useful, Tableau Server feature that is available for projects, workbooks, views, metrics, and data sources within the More actions ellipsis (…) is the Share… feature. Selecting this option will open a window that will provide you with the ability to either copy a link to share content or share content directly with others. After you click on the More actions ellipsis (…) button, the Share... feature will appear near the top of the drop-down menu. An example of where this feature is located inside a More actions drop-down menu for a workbook is shown in Figure 7.8:

Figure 7.8 – The location of Share… inside a More actions workbook drop-down menu

After you click on Share… from the More actions menu, a new window will open that provides you with the ability to share your selected content. The Share window reminds you that Only people with permission can see this [content type]. Figure 7.9...