#Tableau prep 2020.1 update#

You can perform cleaning operations outside of the profile or results pane in the data grid or in the list view. For more information see Copy steps, actions and fields. If you perform the same cleaning operations or actions over and over throughout your flow, you can copy and paste your steps, actions, or even fields. In Aggregate, Pivot, Join, and Union step types, the More options menu is available on the profile cards in the Results pane and corresponding data grid. To apply cleaning operations to fields, use the toolbar options or click More options on the field profile card, data grid, or Results pane to open the menu. If the field is created with fields from both tables, the change is applied after the join. Note: For joins, if the field is a calculated field that was created using a field from one table, the change is applied before the join.

The following table shows where the cleaning action is performed in Aggregate, Pivot, Join, and Union step types depending on where the field is in the step. The change is performed before the join action to give the corrected results. The following example shows a field change from a single table in a Join step. Where the change was made is shown in the Changes pane for the step. Changes made in Aggregate, Pivot, Join, and Union step types are performed either before or after those cleaning actions, depending on where the field is when you make the change. The order that you apply your changes matters. If you make changes in the Input step, the annotation shows to the left of the step in the Flow pane and shows in the Input profile in the field list. The following table shows which cleaning operations are available in each step type:Īs you make changes to your data, annotations are added to the corresponding step in the Flow pane and an entry is added in the Changes pane to track your actions. For more information about applying cleaning operations in the Input step, see Apply cleaning operations in an input step (Link opens in a new window). You can apply limited cleaning operations in the Input step and can't apply cleaning operations in the output step. You can also perform cleaning operations in the data grid in a cleaning step. You can perform cleaning operations in most step types in your flow. You clean data by applying cleaning operations such as filtering, adding, renaming, splitting, grouping, or removing fields. For more information, see Pivot Your Data (Link opens in a new window) or Use R and Python scripts in your flow (Link opens in a new window). Script steps aren’t supported in Tableau Online. You can also clean your data using a pivot step or a script step to apply R or Python scripts to your flow. Cleaning up dirty data makes it easier to combine and analyze your data or makes it easier for others to understand your data when sharing your data sets. Tableau Prep offers various cleaning operations that you can use to clean and shape your data. For more information about authoring flows on the web, see Tableau Prep on the Web in the Tableau Server (Link opens in a new window) and Tableau Online (Link opens in a new window) help.

The content in this topic applies to all platforms, unless specifically noted. We will make it easy for you.Note: Starting in version 2020.4.1, you can now create and edit flows in Tableau Server and Tableau Online. Need help in leveraging everything Tableau has to offer for your organization? Let’s talk.

New visual calculations in Tableau prep builder.

New data sources: Google BigQuery, Google Sheets, and Cloudfile.

Buffer Calculations for easier visualizations around a point location.

Viz Animations: the devil is in the detail and this is a good one as it helps understand how data changes by animating visualizations when sorting, filtering, adding fields, etc.

#Tableau prep 2020.1 update#

Now, this feature allows to automatically update that when the underlying data changes. Dynamic Parameters: before, the Administrators had to manually update the parameter values.Tableau, which was acquired by Salesforce in mid-2019 for almost 16 billion USD is including a battery of features and updates in its latest release that’s based on user feedback, offering more flexibility for Admin users and improved data visualizations.