In the Exploring performance recording in Tableau Desktop exercise of this chapter, the Events worksheet from the Performance Recording dashboard was accessed and the Event group was considered. The list of possible events is substantial. This section will not consider every event possibility, but will instead focus on the most common events that impact performance. And briefly consider how to address performance concerns.
See the following list regarding performance considerations:
Event type |
Performance considerations |
Connecting to Data Source |
Poor performance when connecting to the data source could indicate network latency or database issues. |
Generating Extract |
See sections in this chapter for information regarding extract performance. |
Compiling Query |
Compile Query performance problems could indicate database issues... |