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Packaged Workbooks

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Product(s):  Tableau Public, Tableau Desktop
Version(s):  7.0
Last Modified Date:  07 Feb 2012
Workbooks often make reference to files that are stored on your local computer; for example, if the workbook uses file-based data sources, such as Excel, Access, Tableau Extracts, and text files, or uses background images. You can save your workbook along with a copy of these local files collected into a single file called a packaged workbook. Using a packaged workbook makes it easy to share your work with others. 

Save a Packaged Workbook

Select File > Save As. In the Save As dialog box, in the Save as type list, select Tableau Packaged Workbooks (*twbx).

File menu with Save As selected, and Save As dialog box with packaged workbook selected

You can distinguish between workbooks and packaged workbooks by the twbx extension.

Share Your Work with Others

A packaged workbook is a single file that contains a copy of all the referenced local files, so you can easily share it by e-mail, a shared file system, or by publishing it to Tableau Server.

Graphic of packaged workbook and the files that are saved in it
 

Opening a Packaged Workbook

To open a packaged workbook in Tableau, double-click the file or drag and drop it onto the running Tableau application.

Unpackaging a Workbook

You can gain access to the packaged files at any time by unpackaging the workbook.

Right-click the packaged workbook file and select Unpackaged.

Packaged workbook with context menu and Unpackage selected

Unpackaging the workbook gives you the workbook along with a folder containing all the referenced files.

Unpackaged workbook and folder of unpackaged files
 
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