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Aren Cambre
Sep 15, 4:55 PM
Bogus error message embarrasses me while teaching

If I open the attached Excel spreadsheet and do this using Tableau Public in Sheet 1, I get an error:

  1. Drag Fertility Rate to the Columns shelf.
  2. Drag Live Expectancy to the Rows shelf.
  3. In the Analysis menu, uncheck Aggregate Measures.
  4. Drag Year to the Pages card.

At this point, I get this error:Bogus error message embarrasses me while teaching

 

This is the error text: 

Unable to complete action 

Internal Error - An unexpected error occurred and the operation could not be completed. 

Error Code: 6EA18A9E 

 

If I drag

Year to Columns first, then drag it from Columns to Pages, it then seems to work. Huh? But it gets worse. I continue on, dragging Population and dropping it on Size in the Marks

card. Same error. 

 

A student happened to notice that going to

Format > Animations and setting Workbook Default to Off

seems to stop these errors. But why? Why am I getting these errors? 

 

It seems like quality control took a nosedive when Tableau forced academic users off of Tableau Desktop and into Tableau Public. It is fragile. 

 

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Rosling data.xlsx
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  1. 陽人 中村
    Sep 17, 3:32 AM

    Hi Aren,

    I tried to reproduce the issue using the attached workbook in Tableau Public.

    I followed the same steps:

    • Fertility Rate → Columns

    • Life Expectancy → Rows

    • Unchecked Aggregate Measures

    • Year → Pages

    • Population → Size

    However, I was unable to reproduce the error. The visualization worked as expected, including the Pages control and Size encoding.

    Based on that, the issue may be related to a specific Tableau Public version, workbook setting, or environment rather than the dataset itself.

    Hope this helps narrow down the cause. 

    Hi Aren,I tried to reproduce the issue using the attached workbook in Tableau Public.

     

     

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Cal Herman
Sep 12, 1:15 PM
Trouble downloading tableau public

Hi, I've made an account recently for Tableau public and I want to download the desktop version but it will tell me "oops, something went wrong. please try again later." I also notice I am signed in on other pages but it has the sign in option on the download page itself. I cleared my cache to see if that helped but no changes. 

 

Any help would be appreciated. 

 

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  1. Don Wise (Tableau Community Ambassador)
    Sep 14, 4:29 PM

    @Cal Herman see if you can sign-in to this webpage (upper right-hand corner for signing in) with your Tableau Public account log-in information. https://www.tableau.com/products/public/download you should then see the following options for downloading:see if you can sign-in to this webpage (upper right-hand corner for signing in) with your Tableau Public account log-in information. https://www.tableau.Click on the link that corresponds to your device and OS type.  If that doesn't automatically download from there, you'll see the following option, to then select the device/OS type again for a forced download process:Screenshot 2026-09-14 at 9.29.15 AM.pngIf for some reason this doesn't play out for you, let us know what platform you're using as shown in the above screenshot - we might be able to download and attach the .zip or .dmg installation file and attach it to this thread for you.

     

    If this response answered your question, please mark it as an Accepted Answer? 

    This way, others searching for similar solutions will find the answer faster in the future.

    Best, Don Wise (Tableau Ambassador)

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Aren Cambre
Sep 11, 4:56 PM
Error 00BF554A when reopening TWB that has one connection to an XLSX file

I am trying to pick back up a TWB that has one connection, to a simple XLSX file. The file has one sheet named Sheet1. 

 

When I open the TWB by double-clicking on it, I get this error:Error 00BF554A when reopening TWB that has one connection to an XLSX file 

This is what I get when I hit Copy Error Message:

Unable to complete action
One or more connections in this data source need attention:
Error Code: AB9D5A55
Missing connection name in relation
Unable to create extract

I am then sent into file recovery:image.png

I have opened the TWB in a text editor and have confirmed that the connection element shows the correct file path and sheet name. 

 

Through some button presses I cannot reproduce, I was at one point able to see all of my visualizations, and they were populated with data. But if I went to the Data Sources tab, I got a similar error as above. That the visualizations were all populated with data seems to confirm that my data source is good.

 

I am running Tableau Public 2026.2.2 on macOS. The only thing that I have changed since creating this file was upgrading from 2026.2.1 to 2026.2.2. 

 

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  1. Aren Cambre
    Sep 15, 4:46 PM

    I suspect the file recovery dialog was a red herring. It may have referred to some prior workbook that I didn't save properly. We can ignore that. 

     

    The problem is when I get the error mentioned at top, about a data source connection, I don't see how to get into my workbook at all. 

     

    When I X-out that dialog, I get this next:

    I suspect the file recovery dialog was a red herring. It may have referred to some prior workbook that I didn't save properly. We can ignore that.

     

    And there, I immediately see an obvious problem, a reference to e .hyper file. Not only did I never use a .hyper file for this workbook, hyper files are not even supported in Tableau Public! 

     

    If I use the 

    Deactivate the extract option, I get a second dialog with another arcanely-named .hyper file. I deactivate that one, too, and I land on the screent hat invites me to open a file or connect to a data source:image.png

     

    This makes no sense. All I connected to was an Excel data source. I never used a .hyper file. I should not need to deactivate any connections. I should see my workbook, not this screen.

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Aviral Trivedi
Sep 6, 5:58 AM
Sharing two dashboards for feedback 📊

APAC Command Centre — a business performance dashboard with drill-down views across Product Performance, Customer Cost/Value, and Operations & Shipping, tracking gross profit, margin, and return rate trends.

Spotify Analysis — an end-to-end music streaming analytics build. Raw data cleaned and joined in Alteryx (900K+ play events, dedup, date/boolean standardization, a custom macro), visualized across an Executive Overview and Content Performance dashboard with parameter-driven Top-N views and a custom dark theme.

Would appreciate feedback on:

  • Visual design — readability, contrast, anything that feels off
  • Chart choices — anywhere you'd have visualized something differently
  • Navigation/drill-down flow — intuitive, or confusing anywhere?
  • Anything that reads as unfinished — direct critique welcome

Links below — thanks to anyone who takes a look! 

 

APAC Command Centre -

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aviral.trivedi/viz/APACCOMMANDCENTRE/HubOverview

 

 

Spotify Analysis -

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/aviral.trivedi/viz/Spotify_Analysis_17884476660320/ExecutiveOverview

 

 

#Tableau Public  #Reports & Dashboards  #Tableau Desktop & Web Authoring  #Trailhead Challenges

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  1. Ritomo Kai
    Sep 14, 11:00 PM

    Hi, @Aviral Trivedi

     

    Nice to meet you. 

    I'm still relatively new to Tableau, but I hope a fresh perspective might be helpful. 

    I'd like to share some feedback on the

    Spotify Analysis

    dashboard. 

     

    Overall feedback

     

    I liked the overall design. The Spotify theme makes the dashboard visually appealing, and using Spotify data immediately caught my attention because it's a topic many people can relate to. Also, it's impressive to see how dominant Taylor Swift is in the results. 

     

    1. Visual Design

     

     

    • I liked how the colors were aligned with the Spotify brand.
    • The navigation using icons for Overview, Content, and Geographic was clear and easy to understand at a glance.

    2. Chart Choices

     

     

    • In the Content page, I wasn't entirely sure what the crosstab was intended to show.
    • On the Overview page, I also found the Trend Line difficult to interpret. It wasn't immediately clear what insight I was supposed to take away from it.

    3. Navigation / Drill-Down Flow

     

     

    • The overall navigation and filters were intuitive and easy to use.
    • One thing I felt was missing was more interaction between charts. I would have enjoyed being able to click on a category or value and explore the data in more detail.

    4. Anything That Feels Unfinished

     

     

    • The "Trend Line of Plays by Month" appears almost completely flat, so at first I wondered whether the visualization was still a work in progress or whether the underlying values genuinely have very little variation.

    Overall, I enjoyed exploring the dashboard. Thanks for sharing it! 

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Priya Areti
Sep 3, 11:07 PM
Under Server, I only see Run Optimizer

Hi everyone,

I’m using Tableau Desktop Public Edition 2026.2.2 on Windows and I’m trying to publish a completed dashboard to Tableau Public.

The problem is:

  •  Under Server, I only see Run Optimizer
  •  I do not see Tableau Public → Save to Tableau Public
  •  The shortcut Ctrl + Shift + S also does nothing 
  • Help → About Tableau Public confirms I’m on Public Edition 2026.2.2
  •  I also encountered this error earlier when trying to publish: 

     

    “Unexpected error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'apply')”

The workbook itself opens and works normally, and I can save it locally. I’ve also tried restarting Tableau and signing into Tableau Public in the browser.

Has anyone seen this in Public Edition 2026.2.2? Is there another way to trigger publishing, or is this a known bug with the current build?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! 

 

#Tableau Public  #Tableau Server

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  1. Emeric LE SAULNIER DE SAINT JOUAN (M2)
    Sep 14, 7:28 PM

    Hi @Priya Areti

     

    the option to publish to Tableau Public is not under "Server" but under "File" menu. 

    If you have other funny issues, try to repair or uninstall/install the application.

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Varun Sharma
May 25, 6:23 PM
please help me fix this error

Unable to complete action 

Workbooks saved to Tableau Public must use extracts. To create an extract, click the Data Source tab, then select Create Extract.  

 

The data source, Sheet1 (Tableau_Day_20 _A), is not an extract. 

Error Code: 3C242D89 

 

#Tableau Public

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  1. Hideaki Shiihara (KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.)
    Sep 7, 2:18 PM

    Hi, 

    Please take a look at this previous article! 

     

    <past article> 

    https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/feed/0D5KX00000kSFQE0A4

     

    <Note>

    Also, I’ve recently seen an increasing number of AI-generated answers being posted without sufficient verification. When evaluating suggestions, I would recommend giving particular consideration to answers that include concrete examples or tested samples. 

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Wylie Goodman
Sep 2, 3:14 PM
Timeline Links Issue

I have created a bunch of timeline Vizzes in Tableau Public, but the links in the Tooltips aren't opening correctly, even though I've created ACTIONS and changed them to Hover. Can anyone take a look under the hood and advise?  They are all formatted the same. The only one that is working the way I want, although the way the link itself looks isn't exactly as I want it, is the one titled Berkshires Forward Timeline. I can't see what's different about that one versus the others in terms of formatting. Thank you! LINK: https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/wylie.goodman/vizzes

.  

 

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  1. Hideaki Shiihara (KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.)
    Sep 3, 3:35 AM

    Hi, @Wylie Goodman

    The tooltip configurations do not appear to be identical.  

    In the BRPC Project Timeline sheet, the tooltip contains only “Link:” and the <ATTR(Link)> field has not been inserted. In the working Community sheet, <ATTR(Link)> is included and displayed as a hyperlink. 

     

    Berkshires Forward TimelineHi, The tooltip configurations do not appear to be identical. In the BRPC Project Timeline sheet, the tooltip contains only “Link:” and the <ATTR(Link)> field has not been inserted.

     

    Communityimage.png

     

    First, could you compare the settings to see if there are any differences?

    image.png

     

     

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Jim Dehner - Tableau Visionary HoF (Retired at Market Analytics LLC) posted in Newbie Tableau User Group Desktop
Aug 10, 2:29 PM

Hey 🛑 Tableau #datafam#datafam and Salesforce  #Tableau_next#Tableau_next

 users -  

 Want to level-up your mapping game or not certain which chat type to use with your data? Help is on the way at our September 2nd virtual meeting - you just need to save a spot at 

https://lnkd.in/gkb5kNXS

 and we'll see you there -- 

All are welcome 

#Tableau Cloud #Tableau Server #Tableau Public 

 

Hey 🛑 Tableau and Salesforce users - Want to level-up your mapping game or not certain which chat type to use with your data?

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Alfredo Zavala
Aug 28, 5:37 PM
Logs folder filling up OneDrive alloted space

This is specifically on Tableau Dekstop Public (Free).  Repositories are saved to <users>\Documents\My Tableau Repository on Windows user folder. The Logs subfolder can grow quite large very quickly, in addition it can send OneDrive to have performance issues. Is there a way to change the location of the Logs folder outside the OneDrive space. 

 

#Tableau Public

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  1. DIEGO FERNANDO MARTINEZ RODRIGUEZ (Modux)
    Aug 31, 2:19 PM

    @Harry Goyal

     

    Hi, if you are using Tableau Desktop Free: 

    a. Create a directory (as an example in your Desktop) 

    b. Then open Tableau Desktop, go to File Menu and change Repository Location:

    Hi, if you are using Tableau Desktop Free: a. Create a directory (as an example in your Desktop) b.

     

    If you are using Tableau Public, you would need to change a config key in the Windows registry: 

     

    a. Start Button, Registry Editor. 

    b. You will need to go to under the Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tableau to your current Tableau Public Release

    Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tableau\Tableau Public 2026.2\Directories

    c. Select the Directory Branch, and right clic and select new String Value:image.png

     

    d. Give it a name of Repository:

    image.pnge. Double clic on it, and add as value the path of the new repository folder (Note the folder should exist before doing this change)image.png

     

    f. Click on Ok and open Tableau Public Desktop. You will notice the folder will be filled with the default repository directories:

    image.png

    If this post resolves the question, would you be so kind to "Accept this Answer"?. This will help other users find the same answer/resolution and help community keep track of answered questions. Thank you. 

     

    Regards, 

     

    Diego Martinez 

    Tableau Visionary and Tableau Ambassador 

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SSMK A (Self Employed) asked in #Tableau
Aug 23, 4:09 AM
How to compute ratio of a specific cell within a table

I have a tableau dashboard that looks like below 

 

How to compute ratio of a specific cell within a table

My objective is to do the below 

 

a) Compute the % of "Oneill Ltd" (from product family column) that makes up the total sales including other product family values 

 

b) I want to store that ratio output in a seperate calculated field. 

 

When I tried the tableau inbuilt feature table calculation, it is computing the ratio for all rows (which I don't want). I want to now the ratio/percentage of "Oneill ltd" only 

 

#Tableau  #Trailhead  #Tableau Desktop & Web Authoring  #Tableau Public

dummy_calc.twbx
pipeline_latest.csv
past_latest.xlsx
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  1. Hideaki Shiihara (KYOCERA Communication Systems Co., Ltd.)
    Aug 27, 10:03 PM

    Hi, @SSMK A

    I may still not fully understand what you’re trying to achieve, but are the values shown in the Sample diagram what you’re referring to? 

    For checking purposes, I’ve displayed each value as well. 

     

    Since the processing is done with an LOD calculation, please be aware that if you need any filter operations, you’ll have to use a Context Filter. 

     

    <sample>Hi, I may still not fully understand what you’re trying to achieve, but are the values shown in the Sample diagram what you’re referring to? For checking purposes, I’ve displayed each value as well.

     

    <calc>image.pngimage.pngimage.png

    dummy_calc_c260828.twbx
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