#Tableau desktop vs tableau server license#

Adding a cluster, and adding and modifying a forecast, are not supported for the web.Ĭreate groups by selecting marks in the view and then clicking Group Members (paperclip) in the tooltip for that selection. Create and configure reference distributions on a continuous axis. Edit reference lines, trend lines, and bands. Use the Analytics pane to drag reference lines, trend lines, and other objects into the view. Viz in Tooltip worksheets can be hidden (Link opens in a new window), the same way you would hide worksheets used in stories or dashboards.Īctions (Link opens in a new window) work in web views, but must be configured in Tableau Desktop.Ĭreate bins from continuous measures, and edit bins.Ĭreate and edit table calculations, and use quick table calculations. Viz in Tooltip works in web views, but must be configured in Tableau Desktop. Also, from the Data pane, select and drag a field of interest to the view area to automatically create a 'Show Me' view. Search for fields in the Data pane with schema searchĭrag fields to the view, Rows, Columns, and different mark types in the Marks card. Use Explain Data (Link opens in a new window) to automatically create views. Use Ask Data (Link opens in a new window) to automatically create views. Formatting numbers and dates, and adding comments for the parameter are not supported on the web.Ĭreate, edit, rename, duplicate, and clear sheets (views, dashboards, and stories) in a workbook. This option is available for measures and date dimensions.Ĭreate aliases for members of dimensions.Ĭreate and edit sets (conditioned sets are not available)Ĭreate, edit, and remove parameters. Change the default aggregation of measures in the Data pane.Ĭonvert measures to dimensions or vice versa.Ĭonvert a discrete field to continuous and vice versa. Save a data source (embedded in a published workbook) as a separate, published data source.Ĭhange aggregation of measures in the view. Join data from different tables in the same data source or from different databases using a multi-connection data sourceĬopy values in a grid (Ctrl+C, or Command-C on a Mac)Įxplorers: Connect to published data sources. Relate your data to combine data from multiple tables Run Initial SQL when connecting with some data sources Independent of browser, the total number of records (rows by columns) that can be viewed in the Data Source page on the web is 3 million. Note: There is a limitation on the number of rows that can be viewed in the Data Source page when authoring data on the web, determined by browser: Creators have those same capabilities, but can also create new workbooks, connect to data on the web, and use Ask Data and (in Tableau Online) Dashboard Starters to quickly dive into analysis. Explorers can edit workbooks, create new workbooks from published data sources, connect to published data sources, and create and edit views, dashboards, and stories. You can edit views created on the web or published from Tableau Desktop.Īdministrators can set at the site level what web authoring abilities users can have. In the web environment, you can connect to data and create workbooks from those data sources, or data published through Tableau Desktop. For a list of web authoring keyboard shortcuts, see Shortcuts for web authoring.

Keyboard shortcuts for web authoring and Tableau Desktop are not the same.

You can access right-click menu actions on fields in the view, but not on every item in the workspace.

#Tableau desktop vs tableau server license#

For an overview of what you can do with each license level, see What can I do with a Tableau site? (Link opens in a new window) Your authoring capabilities are determined by your license level.