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What's Changed with Data Sources and Analysis

Tableau version 2020.2 introduces significant enhancements for multi-table analysis, including a logical layer for easier data modeling and flexible relationships between tables. Users can create complex data models with multiple fact tables while Tableau intelligently manages join types and preserves data detail. The updated interface and context-aware queries streamline the process of analyzing data from multiple sources, reducing the need for extensive joins and calculations.

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What's Changed with Data Sources and Analysis

Tableau version 2020.2 introduces significant enhancements for multi-table analysis, including a logical layer for easier data modeling and flexible relationships between tables. Users can create complex data models with multiple fact tables while Tableau intelligently manages join types and preserves data detail. The updated interface and context-aware queries streamline the process of analyzing data from multiple sources, reducing the need for extensive joins and calculations.

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Starting in Tableau version 2020.

2, several major enhancements make


multi-table analysis easier and more intuitive.

Data modeling capabilities in Tableau help you more easily analyze data across
multiple tables. With a logical layer and relationships in data sources, you can
create multi-table data models in the form of star and snowflake schemas with
multiple fact tables at different levels of detail (LOD).

●​ Data sources are easier to build, maintain, and analyze. Data sources have a
new logical layer where you can create flexible relationships between
tables. Create multi-table, multi-fact data models by relating tables at
different levels of detail. Bring in data from multiple tables more easily and
maintain fewer data sources to meet your analytical needs.
●​ Relationships make the analysis experience more intuitive. You no longer
need to engage in extensive join planning and make assumptions about
what join types will be required to make your data ready for analysis.
Tableau automatically selects join types based on the fields being used in
the visualization. During analysis, Tableau adjusts join types intelligently
and preserves the native level of detail in your data. You can see
aggregations at the level of detail of the fields in your viz rather than
having to think about the underlying joins. Relationships can be
many-to-many and support full outer joins. You don't need to use LOD
expressions such as FIXED to deduplicate data in related tables.
●​ The Data Source page, View Data window, and Data pane have been
updated to support a multi-table analysis experience. Your first view of the
Data Source page canvas is the logical layer, where you can define
relationships between tables. In support of multi-table analysis, several
parts of the Tableau interface have changed. The Data Source page (canvas,
data grid), View Data window, and the Data pane in the worksheet have all
been updated to support a multi-table analysis experience. For more
information, see Changes to different parts of the interface
●​ (Link opens in a new window)
●​ . The API to access View Data has also been updated to support multi-table
analysis.
●​ Context-aware queries bring in relevant data when it’s needed. A data
source that uses relationships makes it easier to bring more tables, more
rows of data, and multiple fact tables into a single data source. Rather than
querying the entire data source, Tableau brings in data from the tables that
are needed for the worksheet, based on the fields at play in the
visualization.

Support for multi-table data sources

Data sources in Tableau recognize and preserve normalized data. With


multi-table data sources, Tableau can handle multiple levels of detail in a single
data source. This support makes it easier for you to prepare and explore your data
without having to write specialized calculations to control aggregations like
averages and totals. Combine tables in star and snowflake schemas to seamlessly
relate multiple fact tables. The new logical layer uses contextual, dynamic joins
and gives you better domain control (see Supported data model schemas).

Tableau recognizes and maintains the underlying relationships between tables,


so fewer joins and calculations should be needed. Because these enhanced data
sources can answer a wider variety of questions, you can consolidate the number
of distinct data sources you need to create and maintain. Fewer data sources are
needed to represent the same data.

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