Creating Tableau Desktop Data Set

This section describes how to create a DLI data set in Tableau Desktop.

After logging in to the Tableau Desktop, choose a database from the Database drop-down list box in the left navigation pane. See Figure 1.

Figure 1 Selecting a database
In the left navigation pane, click under Table to query all tables. See Figure 2.

Figure 2 Querying tables
Drag the student_info table to be analyzed to the upper area in the right pane and click Update Now to view the table data. See Figure 3.

Figure 3 Querying data in a table
Drag the student_score table to be analyzed to the upper area in the right pane and associate it with student_info. Click Update Now to view the association result. See Figure 4.

Figure 4 Viewing the table association result
Choose File > Save to save the result in a Tableau Workbook. See Figure 5.

Figure 5 Saving the result in a Tableau Workbook