Dashboards and Stories Flashcards

What happens when you drag a worksheet onto an existing sheet in the Dashboard panel while building a dashboard?

Answer: It creates a tiled container next to the existing sheet

Dragging a sheet beside an existing sheet automatically creates a tiled horizontal or vertical container to hold both.

Which of the following is NOT a valid source for a dashboard filter action?

Answer: A parameter control

Parameter controls are not valid action sources; they change parameter values but are not triggers for filter actions.

To show a navigation button on a dashboard that takes the viewer to another sheet or dashboard, you should add a:

Answer: Navigation object from the Objects panel

The Navigation object (added from the Objects panel) creates a clickable button that navigates to another sheet, dashboard, or story.

In Tableau, a 'blank' object added to a dashboard is primarily used for:

Answer: Adding padding or spacing between other objects

Blank objects act as spacers, allowing authors to create visual breathing room between dashboard elements.

What is the maximum number of story points recommended per story for best performance in Tableau?

Answer: There is no hard limit, but performance degrades with very many points

Tableau imposes no hard cap on story points, but very large numbers of points can degrade workbook loading performance.

Which dashboard object allows you to embed an external webpage directly within the dashboard?

Answer: Web Page object

The Web Page object embeds an external URL as an inline iframe within the dashboard.

If you want a filter action to only target a specific sheet rather than all sheets on the dashboard, you should configure the action's target to:

Answer: Selected Worksheets

Choosing 'Selected Worksheets' in the target settings restricts the filter action to only the named sheets you specify.