Tableau Exam Desktop-Specialist Topic 3 Question 17 Discussion

Actual exam question for Tableau's Desktop-Specialist exam

Question #: 17
Topic #: 3

When using the manage metadata option, we can create custom names for columns where _____________ is the original name of the column whereas _____________ is the custom name we created in Tableau.

ARemote Field Name, Field Name

BLocal Name, Actual Name

CColumn Name, Actual Name

DLocal Field, Global Field

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Suggested Answer: A

Using the Sample superstore as a reference, click on the manage metadata icon as follows:

We can rename a particular column name to make it easier to remember and use in Tableau. Let's change Order ID to oID as shown:

Now, we'll see oID when using this data source in Tableau. This WILL NOT affect the original data source. The remote field name let's us see what the name of the column is in the ORIGINAL Data source.

https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/environment_datasource_page.htm#Metadata

by Arthur at May 05, 2022, 04:09 PM

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