TABLEAU SERVER ADVANCED TRAINING
EVALUATION TASKS RESULTS VERIFICATION
METRICS DASHBOARD INSPECTION 2026
◉ TSM Administration Controller
Answer: Handles requests to TSM and orchestrates configuration
and topology changes and workflow across service processes. The
Controller also serves as the REST API endpoint
◉ TSM Client File Service
Answer: Manages most shared files in a multinode cluster. For
example, authentication related certificates, keys, and files (OpenID,
mutual SSL, SAML, and Kerberos) and customization files are
managed by CFS
◉ TSM Coordination Service
Answer: Serves as a single source of truth
◉ TSM Service Manager
Answer: Manages services
◉ TSM License Manager
, Answer: Handles licensing
◉ Load Balancer
Answer: Distributes requests across gateways. All gateway processes
are active, if one gateway becomes unavailable, the load balancer
stop sending requests to it
◉ Where to Install Database Drivers?
Answer: You must install database drivers for your data sources on
the initial node in a TS Cluster. If you install TS on multiple nodes,
you must also install drivers on any node that runs the Application
Server, Backgrounder, Data Server, or VizQL Server processes
◉ Difference between File, Relational, and Cube data sources
Answer: Files are located on a local file storage, while relational data
sources are located on a centralized server. Cube data sources are
data sources that have been pre-aggregated and hierarchies ahve
been established by the cube's creator. This leads to some missing
functionality when connecting to a cube data source in Tableau
Desktop
◉ Live vs Extract Data Sources
Answer: Live connections are convenient for real-time updates,
though they rely heavily on the database for queries. Extracts are a
snapshot of the database that are optimized for aggregation and
EVALUATION TASKS RESULTS VERIFICATION
METRICS DASHBOARD INSPECTION 2026
◉ TSM Administration Controller
Answer: Handles requests to TSM and orchestrates configuration
and topology changes and workflow across service processes. The
Controller also serves as the REST API endpoint
◉ TSM Client File Service
Answer: Manages most shared files in a multinode cluster. For
example, authentication related certificates, keys, and files (OpenID,
mutual SSL, SAML, and Kerberos) and customization files are
managed by CFS
◉ TSM Coordination Service
Answer: Serves as a single source of truth
◉ TSM Service Manager
Answer: Manages services
◉ TSM License Manager
, Answer: Handles licensing
◉ Load Balancer
Answer: Distributes requests across gateways. All gateway processes
are active, if one gateway becomes unavailable, the load balancer
stop sending requests to it
◉ Where to Install Database Drivers?
Answer: You must install database drivers for your data sources on
the initial node in a TS Cluster. If you install TS on multiple nodes,
you must also install drivers on any node that runs the Application
Server, Backgrounder, Data Server, or VizQL Server processes
◉ Difference between File, Relational, and Cube data sources
Answer: Files are located on a local file storage, while relational data
sources are located on a centralized server. Cube data sources are
data sources that have been pre-aggregated and hierarchies ahve
been established by the cube's creator. This leads to some missing
functionality when connecting to a cube data source in Tableau
Desktop
◉ Live vs Extract Data Sources
Answer: Live connections are convenient for real-time updates,
though they rely heavily on the database for queries. Extracts are a
snapshot of the database that are optimized for aggregation and
