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Maximizing Tableau Server

You're reading from   Maximizing Tableau Server A beginner's guide to accessing, sharing, and managing content on Tableau Server

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801071130
Length 362 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Patrick Sarsfield Patrick Sarsfield
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started with Tableau Server
2. Chapter 1: What is Tableau Server? FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: How to Connect and Publish to Tableau Server 4. Section 2: Navigating and Customizing the Tableau Server Interface
5. Chapter 3: The Tableau Server Navigation Pane 6. Chapter 4: Tableau Server Top Toolbar 7. Chapter 5: Filtering and Sorting Content 8. Section 3: Managing Content on Tableau Server
9. Chapter 6: Navigating Content Pages in Tableau Server 10. Chapter 7: What is in the More Actions (…) Menu 11. Chapter 8: Interacting with Views on Tableau Server 12. Section 4: Final Thoughts
13. Chapter 9: Tableau Server Best Practices 14. Chapter 10: Conclusion 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Examining Device Layouts and Data Sources

At the top right of your server window, you will see two options next to the top toolbar that we discussed in Chapter 3, Tableau Server Navigation Pane. These two options are Device Layouts and Data Sources, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 8.8 – Device Layouts and Data Sources location in a dashboard view

Let's examine each of these options.

Device Layouts

If you are familiar with building a dashboard using Tableau Desktop, then you have likely seen the Device Preview feature, which assists you in selecting a size for your dashboard that fits the desired device (phone, tablet, or desktop). The Device Layouts button in the Tableau Server environment works similarly.

Clicking Device Layouts will open a window similar to the following:

Figure 8.9 – Device Layouts window

This window allows you to see the view as it would be displayed on a desktop, tablet...

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