Sharing a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader

Sharing a workbook with other Tableau Desktop users is fairly straightforward, but there are a few things to consider.

One of the major considerations is whether you will be sharing a packaged workbook (.twbx) or an unpackaged workbook (.twb). Packaged workbooks are single files that contain the workbook (.twb), extracts (.tde), file-based data sources that have not been extracted (.xls, .xlsx, .txt, .cub, .mdb, and so on), custom images, and various other related files.

To share a workbook with users of Tableau Desktop:

• You may share either a packaged (.twbx) or unpackaged (.twb) workbook by simply sharing the file with another user who has the same or newer version of Tableau Desktop.

  Tip

  Workbook files will be updated when saved in a newer version of Tableau Desktop. You cannot open a workbook saved with a newer version of Tableau in an older version. You will be prompted about updates when you first open the workbook and again...