DS17 have spent the Christmas weekend studying for our Tableau Server Certified Associate exams. Exciting stuff! Here we’d like to share a big directory of all the Tableau Server resources we’ve been using during our studies in the hope that they might help you too.
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First of all, this PDF is incredibly helpful:
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.4/offline/en-us/tableau_server_windows.pdf
Anything to do with baseline configurations or default processing configurations:
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/server_baseline_config.htm
Technical specifications:
https://www.tableau.com/products/techspecs#server
STMP (email):
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-gb/config_smtp.htm
Ports, ports and more ports!
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/ports.htm
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That big long list of processes, what does it all mean?
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/processes.htm
Workflow processes – so tricky, but worry not, Ravi to the rescue!
https://public.tableau.com/profile/technical.product.marketing#!/vizhome/TableauServerProcessScenarios/ServerArchitectureFlow
Database drivers, what are they? How do you install them? LOOK HERE!
https://www.tableau.com/support/drivers
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What’s a cube?
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/pro/desktop/en-us/cubes.htm
How the hell do I even install Server?
https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/everybody-install/en-us/everybody_admin_install.htm
Authentication!!!!
Trusted authentication: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/trusted_auth.htm
SAML: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/saml.htm
Kerberos: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/kerberos.htm
SSL: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/ssl.htm
OpenID: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/openid_auth.htm
Ok that’s enough authentication…
Tableau Server Manager: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/cli_customize.htm
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Customise it, make it pretty, make it HOT: https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/cli_customize.htm
Don’t like your co-workers? Change their permissions!
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server/en-us/permissions.htm
Techno, techno A P I!!
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_ref.htm
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What the hell are your co-workers doing with their licenses?
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/desktopdeploy/en-us/desktop_deploy_reporting_admin.htm
Look after your Tableau Server Manager, cherish it, maintain it:
https://help.tableau.com/v2019.2/server-linux/en-us/cli_maintenance_tsm.htm