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--- transformations:exporttableau [2021/05/09 00:26] – craigt
+++ transformations:exporttableau [2021/05/14 05:08] – [Remarks] dmitry
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 ======EXPORT TO TABLEAU======
-Category: Export / File\\
+Category: Export / File, Export / App & Cloud\\
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 ====Export to Tableau Server/Tableau Online options====
 ^Option ^Description ^
-|Connector<sup>*</sup>| Select the pre-created connector, or create a new connector, to the Tableau Server/Tablau Online to export to.  |
+|Connector<sup>*</sup>| Select the pre-created connector, or create a new connector, to the Tableau Server/Tableau Online to export to.  |
+|Project<sup>*</sup>| Select the Tableau Server/Online project to publish to. The project name can be selected from a list, entered manually, or specified using a parameter.  |
+|Data source<sup>*</sup>| Select the data source to replace or enter the name of a new data source. The data source name can be selected from a list, entered manually, or specified using a parameter.  |
+|About (optional)<sup>+</sup>| Enter the data source description that will appear in Tableau Server / Online. This setting is optional. |
+|**Data source already exists options**||
+|Overwrite |The contents of the data source will be replaced with the new dataset.|
+|Append |The new dataset will be appended to the existing data source.|
+|Halt project execution|The project will stop processing and this action will display an error symbol.|
 <sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].\\
+<sup>+</sup> Setting can be specified using an [[syntax:start|expression]].
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 =====Remarks=====
+When exporting to Tableau Server / Online, use the "About" field to store data source metadata such as the author. Note that appending data to an existing data source doesn't change its "About" property.
 Boolean values are converted to numbers - 0 for FALSE and 1 for TRUE.
-Errors and empty cells are replaced with nulls.\\
+Errors and empty cells are replaced with nulls.
+[[syntax:types|Numbers in EasyMorph]] are converted into floating-point values in Tableau which may potentially lead to a loss of precision as numbers in EasyMorph allow more digits after the decimal point.
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 =====See also=====
   *[[transformations:tableaucommand|Tableau Server Command]]