Overview
Tableau Server Administration is a two-day, fast-paced hands-on training course that covers an in-depth discussion of Tableau server administration. The course helps participants acquire all the necessary skills and knowledge for administering the installation of a Tableau server, manage the content, users as well as the permissions. During the course, the participants are guided by a senior instructor who has a deep understanding of Tableau and its most current features, benefits and functionality across a wide range of uses. However, this is not an official Tableau training.
What You'll Learn
- User interactions with Tableau server
- Tableau server components
- Single-server installation
- Content administration
- Authorization and permissions
- Users, groups and sites
- Data sources and extracts
- Schedules, tasks and subscriptions
- Monitoring server status
- Command-line utilities and REST API
- Upgrading to a single-server installation to a new version
- Modifying the authentication method
Curriculum
- Tableau Product Line
- End-User Abilities
- Component Functions
- Server Diagrams
- Technical Specifications
- Tableau Server Installation Checklist
- Configuration Options
- Resolutions for Common Installation Issues
- Installing Tableau Server Software
- Content Navigation, Searching, and Filtering
- Exploring Server Content Types and Objects
- Updating Account Settings
- Setting the Start Page
- Viewing Version Information
- Renaming a Project
- Adding a Workbook Description
- Administrator Settings
- Authorization Overview
- Functional Security Model
- Site Roles
- Content Ownership and Permissions
- Permission Rules and Capabilities
- Permissions and the Default Project
- Creating Projects, Local Groups, and a Local User
- Importing Users and Adding Users to Groups
- Granting Permissions to Projects
- Creating a Project Leader
- Publishing and Changing Ownership of a Workbook
- Moving a Workbook
- Site Administration
- Creating, Publishing, and Connecting to a Data Source
- Data Engine and File Store
- Creating and Publishing Extracts
- Backgrounder
- Schedules
- Subscriptions
- Enabling Subscriptions and Alerts
- Automating and Programming Server Tasks
- Tabadmin
- Tabcmd
- Using the REST API
- Viewing Server Status
- Admin Alerts
- Viewing Email Alerts and Admin Views
- Enabling Access to the Repository
- Custom Admin Views
- Licensing Information
- Performance Recording
- Preparing to Upgrade
- Upgrading Software on the Same Machine
- Modifying the Authentication Method
- Importing AD Groups
- Overview of Log Files
- Archiving Log Files
- Controlling What Users Can See
- User Filters
Who should attend
The course is highly recommended for –
- Integration analysts
- Data analysts
- Data visualizers
- Financial analysts
- Business analysts
- Programmers
- Business intelligence professionals
Prerequisites
This is an introductory-level course. Participants would benefit from having some experience working with data, irrespective of their technical or analytical background.
