Tableau Exam SCA-C01 Topic 1 Question 81 Discussion

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Question #: 81
Topic #: 1

A Tableau Server Creator developed a workbook using Tableau Desktop 2019.2, and published the workbook to Tableau Server 2020.3. The next day, the user cannot find the workbook file on his local machine, and so he downloads the workbook again from Tableau Server 2020.3 to perform some updates. Will he be able to open the workbook using Tableau Desktop 2019.2? (Assume that no one else edited the workbook on Tableau Server, or republished the workbook again)

AYes

BNo

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Suggested Answer: A

Link to Tableau Server documentation:

https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-gb/publish_version_compatibility.htm

by Tawna at Apr 05, 2025, 11:50 AM

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Jovita

3 months ago

No, no, no. That's not how Tableau works. The file format is basically a secret sauce that changes with every new version. He's better off just starting from scratch on the new Desktop version.

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Yvonne

3 months ago

Ha! Good luck to him. I bet he's going to spend more time troubleshooting that than actually doing any work. Tableau loves to keep us on our toes with their version compatibility.

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Elvera

3 months ago

Hmm, I'd say no. Tableau is notorious for making breaking changes between versions. The poor guy is going to have to do some major file conversion to get that to work.

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Malinda

2 months ago

A: That's true, Tableau versions can be tricky to work with when it comes to compatibility.

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Gretchen

2 months ago

B: No, unfortunately he won't be able to open the workbook with an older version.

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Danica

2 months ago

A: Yes, he will be able to open the workbook using Tableau Desktop 2019.2.

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Gerald

4 months ago

Definitely not. The Tableau file format is not backward compatible. He's going to have to upgrade his Desktop to the 2020.3 version to work on that workbook.

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Tish

2 months ago

Upgrading Tableau Desktop is necessary to work on the downloaded workbook.

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Lourdes

2 months ago

It's important to keep Tableau Desktop version in sync with Tableau Server.

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Quentin

2 months ago

Yes, Tableau file formats are not backward compatible.

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Apolonia

3 months ago

User 2: No, you'll need to upgrade to 2020.3.

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Selma

3 months ago

He should upgrade his Tableau Desktop to 2020.3 to open the workbook.

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Audrie

3 months ago

User 1: Can I open the workbook with Tableau Desktop 2019.2?

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Ilda

4 months ago

I'm not sure. Maybe there could be compatibility issues between the versions.

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Lorrine

4 months ago

I agree with William. Since no one else edited the workbook, it should work.

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Sabra

4 months ago

No way! If the workbook was published to a newer version of Tableau Server, it won't be compatible with the older Desktop version. I learned that the hard way.

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Adelaide

2 months ago

No way! If the workbook was published to a newer version of Tableau Server, it won't be compatible with the older Desktop version. I learned that the hard way.

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Lenita

2 months ago

B) No

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Lindsey

2 months ago

A) Yes

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Howard

2 months ago

No way! If the workbook was published to a newer version of Tableau Server, it won't be compatible with the older Desktop version. I learned that the hard way.

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