With the same icons for the different data types, calculated fields use the same syntax… you will feel quite familiar with it. With the connections options to the left, our recent work in the middle of the screen but now showing our flows instead of dashboards and the right side for resources, training, etc.Īlso, when we connect to a data source, for instance our more than familiar Superstore Sales, we see a very similar environment than on Tableau Desktop. Even the start screen looks very similar to the Tableau Desktop main screen. How intuitive will it be for Tableau users?Īfter using the Beta for some days, I can say you will feel quite comfortable with Maestro if you are already a Tableau user. Notice that you can easily track and review the tasks you are applying to edit, remove or review them and have a quick and easy understanding of the data preparation process that is being applied to the different data sets until we create the final output. At the end is how a flow (the combination of all those steps) looks like in Maestro. then check the actions we have applied so far and at the end, output the data to a Tableau Extract or publish it to Tableau Server or Tableau Online. How does Tableau Prep work?Īs other ETL tools Prep works in a step by step basis where we have to first of all connect to the data set or data sets we want to prepare, then use operations to filter, split, rename, join, summarise, create calculated fields, etc. Tableau Prep allows us to perform all this tasks that are already available on Tableau Desktop but in a much easier and clean way, making also very easy to replicate and run those steps again in the future and share it with others. These tasks can already be done in Tableau Desktop, but sometimes it can become a bit messy the different changes that we apply: with several calculated fields just for data cleansing purposes that makes our data pane a bit messy or different filters that we should apply that aren’t as clear for the rest of the analysts, or we join lots of data sources together that slows down our workbooks. At the end a lot of times our data needs some preparation before starting with our analysis and visualisations, or maybe we want to combine it with additional data sources before.
What is Tableau Prep (aka Project Maestro)?Īs I mentioned above, we could describe Tableau Prep as an ETL tool that allows us to prepare and cleanse our data to make sure it is ready before you start your analysis in Tableau Desktop.
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There isn’t an official release date but in the meantime you can sign up to download the beta and have a play with it.
Probably you have already heard about Tableau Prep (aka Project Maestro), Tableau’s new ETL tool that allows us to have a fast and visual overview of our data and to prepare, cleanse and blend it easily to at the end output it to Tableau. Functionality and options available might change when the product is officially released. | Pablo Sáenz de Tejada Tableau Prep OverviewĪll the information in this post is based on the Project Maestro Beta 4 release.
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