You need to share a workbook with a user who does NOT have access to the underlying data. The user must be able to modify existing visualizations. What should you do?

Question

Options

• ACreate a .hyper file.
• BSave the workbook as a .twbx file.
• CSave the workbook as a .twb file.
• DExport the views.

• A
  11% (3)
• B
  82% (23)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

Saving as a .twbx (Tableau Packaged Workbook) bundles the workbook XML together with all data extracts and supporting files into a single portable archive, so the recipient gets everything needed to open and edit visualizations without requiring access to the original data source. A .twb file (option C) is just the workbook XML with no embedded data - it requires a live connection to the underlying source, making it useless without data access. A .hyper file (option A) is a raw Tableau data extract with no visualization definitions, so there's nothing to modify. Exporting views (option D) produces static images or PDFs, which cannot be edited. Memory tip: Think of the "x" in .twbx as "extra" - it carries the extra data along with it, making the package self-contained and shareable.

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