Saving packaged workbooks
When you use local data sources, such as using sample files, Excel, the Access files, or text files, to create a Tableau workbook, sharing could become a challenge when your users do not have access to those data sources. We could overcome such a problem by saving packaged workbooks, which have the workbook as well as the local data.
Getting ready
Follow the Adding labels recipe to create a workbook using an Excel data source.
How to do it...
Once you have created the workbook with the graph and labels, perform the following steps to save the workbook as a packaged workbook:
- From the main menu bar, click on File and then on Save As.
- Enter a name for the workbook in the File name box
- Select Tableau Packaged Workbook (*.twbx) ...
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