Summary
In this chapter, we learned about the output options for Tableau Prep Builder.
The output to a flat file option works well when prototyping and when we are still in development and want to check our progress. It also meets the use case of creating a data model for our own analysis.
The Tableau published data source output is the best option when we are sharing our data model more broadly. It allows other analysts to connect to our data model without needing to recreate the work that went into the data modeling. It also allows us to have organizational definitions for data and standardized calculations, and allows us to decide which fields to make available for analysis.
The output to database table option allows us to leverage the enterprise security and scalability features of enterprise database servers. It also allows access to our model from tools and applications in addition to Tableau.
This was the final step of our Tableau Prep Builder learning, which started...
