Now that we have reviewed the various Tableau file types, we can use that information to understand different ways to architect a Tableau Server environment. Since this is not a book dedicated to Tableau Server, this architecture discussion is presented a high level. The intent is to help the Tableau Desktop author understand how to interact with Tableau Server so that the workbooks best serve the end user. Take a look at the following diagram:
The preceding diagram visually represents the contents of the four file types that are most relevant when considering how the Tableau Desktop author should interface with Tableau Server. To be clear, the previous sections of this chapter provided descriptions of the various file types. Each of these descriptions included the line What it contains, which is visually represented in the preceding diagram.
Each...