By default, extracts will update using a full refresh, meaning all of the rows are replaced during a build. Depending on the size of the extract and whether there is a mechanism to identify new rows, incremental extracts can help provide users with new data more quickly. Rather than rebuilding the entire extract, for example, each day we can add the new rows based on date instead.
Configuring an incremental extract
Getting ready
Use Tableau 2019.x, make sure you have a data source ready.
How to do it...
Rather than refreshing the entire extract each time, we can configure...