Ability to Rename Workbooks on Server 631Released
665 votesAdd the ability to rename workbooks on server. If you need to change the name of a workbook, you must republish from desktop. There should be a way to rename a workbook without republishing (this is very annoying if t... 
Totals and subtotals over displayed marks instead of separate calc (aka make subtotals work like Excel) 624Active
623 votes[added 2015-01-25] In Tableau 8.1 two-pass totals were added, however they don't cover all situations, they only work for regular aggregate measures coming from a single data source (primary or secondary). What remain... 
JOIN Data from Different Sources 618Released
621 votesIt would be great if I could do a true join (left / right / inner) on data from different sources (i.e. Excel / SQL, SQL from different servers, etc.). This would eliminate the need to create a data warehouse for cert... 
Data blending: Support non-additive aggregates (COUNTD, MEDIAN, RAWSQLAGG_xxx) when linking dimensions are not in the view 608Active
608 votesTableau v8 added a new style of data blending (DB2) where the linking field does not have to be in the view. However, when the linking dimension is not in the view, non-additive aggregates from the secondary like COUN... Stop Changing Filters & Colors When Replacing Data Source 606Active
620 votesStop Changing Filters & Colors When Replacing Data Source. That's really it. Every time I replace a data source many (not all) Multi-select drop down filters change to Multi-select lists. And many (not all) colors... 
Change datasource on one worksheet and not others 602Active
606 votesHere's the challenge I come across (which has different ways to address it, but for now, let's just say that the data is split into nearly identical excel workbooks, one for each region -- and it has to stay that way)... 
Group Measure Names 585Active
588 votesOften I have a need to create header fields that group measures in my crosstab reports (see below). This could be accomplished in an easy to understand way by allowing users to create group fields on "Measure Names". ... 16+ Dimensions in crosstab AND a free scroll bar 578In Review
597 votesTableau is currently limited to displaying 16 dimensions columns in a cross tab. There are no workarounds to this limit. To quote Ben Schneiderman's Information Visualization: Mantra "Overview, zoom & filt... 
Alerting mechanisms 578Released
587 votesNote: the following idea is a duplicate and it's points should be included in the score here: http://community.tableau.com/ideas/4361 http://community.tableau.com/ideas/1332 http://community.tableau.com/ideas/4622 ... 
Tableau Prep: Connect to a Tableau Data Source 558Beta
558 votesI desperately need Prep to have the ability to connect to a Tableau data source. Both local (.tds, .tdsx) data sources, as well as published data sources hosted on Tableau Server. The use cases are not necessarily the... 
Edit data sources directly on server 558Active
560 votesHi, Not sure if someone already posted a similar idea (did a quick search with no results), but I would like to be able to edit and manage my data sources directly on Tableau Server. Whenever I want to make a ... 
Move Grand Totals 540Released
542 votesIt would be very helpful to move grand totals to the top of a crosstab rather than always having them at the bottom. Especially when you have a very long crosstab, typically the grand total is the first thing that is ... 
Hierarchy Filter 531Active
530 votesWhat Allow hierarchies in single and multiple values quick filters. Why Having options ordered by categories reduces the cognitive load for users when they choose what to filter. It also reduces the number ... 
Create Different Type Of Lines For Line Graphs (Ex. Dashes, Dotted) Without Having To Replicate It With A Secondary Axis 522Active
529 votesUsing a dotted line as opposed to a solid one is currently reserved for reference lines, trend lines, and other secondary lines however it should be available for the line chart mark itself. **Also refe... 
Synchronize Sheets on Dashboard for Scrolling Purposes 521Active
525 votesIt would be great to have the option to synchronize multiple sheets on a dashboard for scrolling purposes. A lot of our sheets are based on large date ranges by quarter. We have data that can go as far bac... 
Drill-down & Drill-up for individual members of a hierarchy 520Active
518 votesWhen connected to a cube data source (such as SSAS) Tableau is able to do individual drill-down on a particular node or member in a hierarchy. This is extremely useful when dealing with large hierarchies - typic... 
Use most recent date (max date) on discrete Quick Filter after extract update (if only one date is selected by default) 506Released
509 votesI attended TCC12 and was told this was going to be included in Tableau 8 but I just got the BETA and it's not there. We have several 'automated' reports that are refreshed daily. We pull data for a rolling win... 
Autosave or Autobackup and/or Autorecovery Functionality 505Released
509 votesHow many hours of work have you lost in the past because Tableau does NOT have an autosave? --Shawn EDIT: See discussion below for a more nuanced thinking on this. Similar ideas: http:/... Proper string function - Proper() 486Active
487 votesHi, It would be great if the developers can add a easily function - proper() function to capitalize the first letter of words. This is a basic function in almost all applications. Many thanks, Minh &#... 
Transparent Backgrounds - Is it so difficult? 483Released
487 votesSeriously Tableau, it is 2016. Can we please have the ability to set the background of WORKSHEETS (i.e., charts) and dashboard objects to transparent. Is it really that difficult? I wou... 
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