Bug: Radial/Sankey chart in Show Me corrupts workbook (Error D2E8DA72) even after Undo
Summary:
Clicking on the Radial or Sankey chart type in the "Show Me" panel — even briefly, and even if immediately undone — permanently corrupts the workbook file. Saving and reopening the file afterward fails with Error Code D2E8DA72.
Environment:
- Tableau Desktop, Professional Edition
- Version 2026.2.0 (20262.26.0603.1643)
- Windows
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open any workbook (new or existing) in Tableau Desktop 2026.2.0
2. Select a worksheet and open the "Show Me" panel
3. Click on the Radial (or Sankey) chart type once
4. Immediately press Ctrl+Z (Undo)
5. Save the workbook as a packaged .twbx file
6. Close Tableau Desktop
7. Reopen the same .twbx file
Expected Result:
The workbook should open normally, since the chart type was undone and never appears on any sheet.
Actual Result:
Tableau fails to load the workbook with the following error:
Error Code: D2E8DA72
Error: no declaration found for element 'worksheet-extension'
Error: attribute 'extension-version' is not declared for element 'worksheet-extension'
Error: attribute 'id' is not declared for element 'worksheet-extension'
Error: element 'worksheet-extension' is not allowed for content model '(document-format-change-manifest,(dashboard-extension),resources?)'
Root Cause (as far as I can diagnose):
Even though the chart action is undone and never persists visibly in the workbook, Tableau still writes a <referenced-extensions> manifest block into the underlying .twb XML the moment the chart type is clicked. This manifest references the built-in extension (e.g. com.tableau.extension.radial) but appears to be incompatible with the workbook's own internal file-format version, causing Tableau's own XML validator to reject the file on the next load. This happens even in a workbook that never uses the chart on any actual sheet.
Workaround (manual):
1. Rename the .twbx file to .zip
2. Extract the zip
3. Open the .twb file in a text editor
4. Search for "referenced-extensions"
5. Delete the entire block from <referenced-extensions> to </referenced-extensions>
6. Save the .twb file
7. Re-zip the .twb file along with the Data folder
8. Rename the new zip back to .twbx
The file then opens normally with no loss of dashboard content.
Impact:
This is a significant reliability risk since:
- It occurs with no warning at the time the chart is clicked or undone
- It can silently corrupt a file that appears completely fine until the next reopen
- It could affect students/professionals submitting workbooks for grading or review, since a file that worked when last saved may fail to open for the recipient
I'm happy to share the exact corrupted and fixed .twb/.twbx files if useful for reproducing or debugging this on your end.
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