Summary

In this chapter, we explored Tableau Prep Conductor. This capability allows us to schedule the flows we create in Tableau Prep Builder and the web client. We can schedule our flows to run as single or linked tasks, we can subscribe to flows, automate messages when our flow fails, and check the status of our flows when they have run.

We learned that the data catalog and data lineage allow for building trust in our data source, allowing the people who view and interact with Tableau visualizations to see data definitions, where data originates, and where the data is being used in the organization.

Data quality warnings allow us to alert users when we have issues with the data in our data models. These warnings can be created manually or created to trigger when data extracts fail.

We also learned that certifying data sources signals to authors and consumers using published data sources that they can be used with confidence.

In the next chapter, we will be looking at...