A Tableau user connected to a database and created several calculated fields, renamed some fields, and set default formatting options. To save only the connection information and these metadata customizations for reuse without including the data, which file type should be created?
The correct answer is a Tableau Data Source (.TDS) file. This file type is designed to store the connection information for a data source as well as any metadata changes, such as calculated fields, renamed fields, hierarchies, or default formatting, without embedding the actual data itself.
A .TDSX file (Tableau Packaged Data Source) is incorrect because it is a packaged file that contains both the .TDS information and a copy of the data (an extract).
A .TWBX file (Tableau Packaged Workbook) is incorrect because it contains the entire workbook (sheets and dashboards) along with a copy of the data.
A .hyper file is incorrect because it is a Tableau data extract file, which is a local copy of the data, but it does not store the metadata customizations or connection information in the same way a .TDS file does.
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