You are cleaning a data source in Tableau Desktop. After right-clicking a field in the Data pane, you choose Rename and enter a more descriptive title. What effect does this action have on the field and underlying data?
The column in the underlying database is renamed as well, so database queries reference the new column name.
All worksheets connected to the data source display the new field name, while the physical column name in the original database remains unchanged.
Tableau creates a duplicate calculated field with the new name, leaving the original field unchanged everywhere.
Only the worksheet that is currently open shows the new field name; other worksheets keep the original name.
Renaming a field in the Data pane updates that field's metadata name for the entire Tableau data source, so every worksheet that uses the data source immediately shows the new label. The action is purely cosmetic within Tableau; it does not duplicate the field, and it does not alter the actual column name stored in the underlying database or file. Choosing Rename therefore affects all workbook views that reference the field, but leaves the external data structure untouched. The other options are incorrect because the change is not limited to a single worksheet, does not create a new calculated field, and never propagates back to the source system.
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