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Set permissions for nested projects
You can now control the permission settings separately for content in a project and any nested projects it contains. Improve navigation and organisation of your site’s content and allow site admins to delegate more effectively to non-admins.
Impala connector
Connect to your Cloudera Impala data natively on Tableau Desktop or from the web authoring experience on Tableau Server or Tableau Online.
Google BigQuery, Google Sheets and Cloudfile connectors for Tableau Catalog
Get to the right data, faster. See Google BigQuery, Google Sheets and Cloudfile connections in Tableau Catalog Connect to experience when the Data Management Add-on is enabled on your deployment.
Limit user visibility to user attributes in Tableau Catalog
With the Tableau Data Management Add-on, limit access to user information such as names, display names and email addresses to Creators and Admins.
More Initial SQL parameters supported in Prep
You can now use TableauServerUser, TableauServerUserFull, TableauApp, TableauVersion and WorkbookName as parameters in your Initial SQL for Tableau Prep.
Filter by certified data sources
With the Data Management Add-on, users can now filter to a particular connection type or data sources with certifications or data quality warnings in the Connect to data experience. Get to the right data, faster.
Salesforce connector updates
We’ve updated our Salesforce connector to provide faster performance, greater flexibility and even more data to play with. First, we changed the way we connect to Salesforce data; the connector now dynamically switches APIs depending on how large your dataset is, greatly increasing performance. Additionally, the Salesforce connector also now supports using the SOQL language in the same way that Custom SQL can be used today, adding flexibility to your analysis. Finally, you will now be able to connect to additional data objects like Salesforce Activity History and Campaign Influence, giving you even more data to see and understand in Tableau.
Snowflake connector updates
We’ve added Snowflake Role support. It is now possible to override the default role in the Snowflake dialogue, and the role defined in the connection can be applied in OAuth scenarios.
Login-based licence management
Login-based licence management allows Creators to activate Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep by simply logging in to these products with their Tableau Server credentials. No product key needed! Admins can assign, monitor and reclaim Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep access directly from Tableau Server instead of distributing licence keys to end users. This licensing option is available to role-based customers. Contact your account team to learn more.
External file store for Tableau Server
As part of the Server Management Add-on, you can now use network storage devices to hold backup snapshots, which significantly reduces the time required to perform a backup. You can also use this new capability to streamline your deployment topology by centralising your file store, eliminating the need to run file stores on multiple nodes in a Tableau Server cluster.
Explain Data improvements
Explain Data continues to get better and better, with performance improvements for wide datasets and refined models to help you go deeper into your data.
Buffer by distance calculations
Buffer calculations allow you to visualise the distance around point locations. Give Tableau three parameters – location, distance and a unit of measure – and a buffer, or boundary, is instantly created. Answering complex spatial questions becomes easier than ever before. Visualise what properties are within 200 metres of a proposed public transport stop, how many competitors’ stores are within 1 mile of another of their stores, and more.
Customisable Discover pane for Tableau Desktop
You can now customise the Discover pane that appears on the start page in Tableau Desktop to show your own custom content instead of the content Tableau shows by default. Provide links and information specific to your organisation to make it easier for your users to get started using Tableau quickly. Learn more about it here.
Dynamic parameters
Say goodbye to republishing workbooks with parameters every time the underlying data changes. Set your parameter once and Tableau will automatically update the parameter’s list of values every time someone opens the workbook.
Create a workbook from External assets
Connect to the right data more quickly by creating a workbook directly from the External assets page.
Dashboard extensions for Tableau Public
With extensions, you can create more customized visualisations. We now support the Image Map Filter, Single Checkbox Parameters and Filter Bookmarks extensions on Tableau Public. These extensions are available for download in our extension gallery.
Improved site role allocation limits
We've improved the way Server and site admins limit the number of licence types on their sites. This update will also allow Server admins to delegate licence allocation to site admins.
Level of detail calculations in Prep Builder
Simplify the ability to prepare and analyse your data at multiple levels of granularity with level-of-detail calculations in Tableau Prep Builder. No more multi-step flows to get the desired aggregation. Instead, use Tableau Prep's visual and easy-to-use calculations.
Easy dashboard export
A new dashboard object allows users to easily export a dashboard in the format you determine. Quickly choose the export format, image type and button styles to make any dashboard easily exportable for end users.
Viz animations
Viz animations help you see and understand your changing data. It’s easy to track the logical steps behind data’s evolution and tell powerful data stories. Sorting, filtering, adding fields and other actions will now smoothly animate your visualisations. Choose whether to turn viz animations on or off, and decide how you’d best like to apply animations to your new workbooks.
Map improvements in the browser
Control more aspects of your map in the browser. Change background map styles, repeat backgrounds, map layers and demographic data layers. In addition, the style picker drop-down makes it easier to find and distinguish between map styles.
Play button in the browser
For workbooks using pages, press Play directly in the browser to see how a given measure affects the rest of your data. Combine with viz animations for smooth, coherent transitions showing changes between states or over time.
The capabilities shown above are not currently available and may not be ready on time or at all. We advise customers to make their purchasing decisions based upon features currently available and upgrade to the latest version of Tableau to enjoy the latest capabilities.