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 Only “Default” and “Filled” shapes visible in Tableau Public – missing other shape folders

Hi everyone,

I recently installed Tableau Public (version 2026.1) on my Windows system. The installation is on my D drive, while the “My Tableau Repository” folder is located in my Documents folder on the C drive.

Inside the repository, I can see the Shapes folder, but it is completely empty (no subfolders inside it).

When I try to use shapes in a worksheet:

• I drag a dimension to the Shape mark
• Go to Shape → More Shapes

I only see:

• Default
• Filled

I do not see other folders like Arrows or Weather that are mentioned in some tutorials.

What I’ve tried:

• Restarted Tableau Public
• Confirmed repository path is correct
• Verified Shapes folder location

Question:

Is it normal for Tableau Public to only show “Default” and “Filled” shapes? 

Or am I missing some default shape folders/files?

Also, do I need to manually add custom shapes to use more options?

Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks! 

Hi all,

I’m facing an issue with a Published Data Source (PDS) on Tableau Server where a column rename is not reflecting in an existing connected workbook.

Scenario Example

I downloaded the PDS to Tableau Desktop and renamed a column from “City” to “New City”

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After renaming, I refreshed the extract and republished the updated PDS back to the server.

What I Observed

• In Tableau Server, when I open the existing workbook that uses this PDS, it still shows the old field name (“City”).
• I performed a full refresh on the PDS in Tableau Server → still shows the old name in the workbook.
• I downloaded the connected workbook to Tableau Desktop and used: 
  Data → Tableau Data Server → Refresh From Source
• Even in Tableau Desktop, after the refresh, the workbook still displays the old column name (“City”) instead of the renamed “New City”.

Additional Check

When I use the same updated PDS to create a new workbook directly on the server, the new field name “New City” appears correctly.

My Question

Why is the updated field name not propagating to the existing workbook, even after:

• Renaming the column in the downloaded PDS
• Republishing the PDS
• Refreshing the PDS on Tableau Server
• Refreshing the connected workbook via “Tableau Data Server → Refresh From Source”
• Confirming that new workbooks do pick up the updated column name

Is there any additional step required to force a metadata refresh in the existing workbook?

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 

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