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description: Don’t miss Tableau Next features from the last release. Recap or dive deeper into the Spring ’26 features and learning opportunities.
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# Tableau Next Highlights

Don’t miss Tableau Next features from the last release. Recap or dive deeper into the Spring ’26 features and learning opportunities.

## Tableau Next Spring ’26 Highlights

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            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d184343e51">Functional Area</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d184343e54">Resources</th>
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            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Setup and Workspaces</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_governance.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Data Governance and
                  Sharing In Tableau Next</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_admin_manage_external_client_app.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Manage Embedding
                  Authentication with External Client Apps</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/workspace-strategy-in-tableau-next" target="_blank"><em>Trailhead</em>: Workspace Strategy in Tableau
                  Next</a></p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Data</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_sdm_mcp.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Tableau Next Model
                  Context Protocol (MCP) Server</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_connector_catalog.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Connect to Data Sources
                  with the Connector Catalog</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_enable_acceleration.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Turn on Acceleration for
                  Data Connections</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_refresh.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Update Data Lake Objects
                  with Excel and CSV File Refreshes</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_upload_limits.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: File Upload Processing
                  Modes and Limits</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_monitoring.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Monitor Your Data in
                  Tableau Next</a></p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Semantics</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_ai_agentforce_foundation.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Semantic Foundations for
                  Agentforce in Tableau Next</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_sdm_auto_sm_na.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Generate a Semantic Model
                  with Data Pro</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_sdm_use_marketplace.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Accelerate Semantic Model
                  Creation with Marketplace Templates </a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_sdm_similarities.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Resolve Overlapping Data
                  Definitions with Similar Meanings</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://trailhead.salesforce.com/content/learn/modules/tableau-semantics" target="_blank"><em>Trailhead</em>: Tableau Semantics
                  (Updated)</a></p>
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            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Agentforce for Analytics</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_ai.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Agentforce for Analytics
                  (Expanded Section)</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_metric_questions.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Concierge: Analytics
                  Q&amp;A in Tableau Next (Expanded Section)</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_admin_enable_agent_scoping.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Set Up Agent Scoping for
                  Concierge</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_ai_and_data_usage.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: AI and Data Usage in
                  Tableau Next</a></p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Metrics</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_data_metrics_use_marketplace.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Use Metric Templates from
                  Marketplace </a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_metric_goals_about.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Create Goals and Set
                  Thresholds with Tableau Next</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_metric_data_alerts_slack.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Get Inspector Proactive
                  Data Alerts for Tableau Next in Slack</a></p>
            </td>

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            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Visualizations and Dashboards</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_pointmap_how_to.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Create a Point Map to
                  Compare Values Across Locations </a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_heatmap_how_to.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Visualize Data Intensity
                  and Patterns in Heat Maps</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_viz_marketplace.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Use Visualization
                  Templates from the Marketplace</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_dashboard_image.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Personalize Dashboard Visuals with the Image
                  Widget</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_dashboard_default.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Customize Dashboards with
                  Dynamic Default Values</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_dashboard_parameters_input_example.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Model Hypothetical
                  Scenarios by Using Parameter Inputs</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_dashboard_parameters_action_example.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Navigate Dashboards with
                  Parameter Actions</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_create_dashboard_workspace.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Integrate Workspace
                  Assets into Tableau Next Dashboards</a></p>
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            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Tableau Next Development</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/tableau-next-isv-dev/guide" target="_blank"><em>Developer Guide</em>: Tableau Next
                  ISV/Developer Guide</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/sdk/guide/sdk-setup-tn-auth.html" target="_blank"><em>Developer Guide</em>: Set Up and Manage
                  Authentication with External Client Apps</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/sdk/guide/sdk-integration-embed-agent.html" target="_blank"><em>Developer Guide</em>: Embed the Analytics and
                  Visualization Agent</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/analytics/tableau-next-isv-dev/guide/tn-development-dashboard-extensions.html" target="_blank"><em>Developer Guide</em>: Integrate Custom
                  Lightning Web Components in Tableau Next Dashboards with the Extensions
                  SDK</a></p>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_tableau_next_apps_for_salesforce.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Tableau Next Apps for
                  Salesforce</a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.csi_score.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: CSI Score (Beta) </a></p>
            </td>

          </tr>
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            <td data-label="Functional Area" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e51 ">Learning Resources</td>

            <td data-label="Resources" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d184343e54 ">
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_about_unmetered_usage.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: About Unmetered Tableau
                  Next</a></p>
              <p><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.tua_learning_resources.htm&amp;language=en_US" target="_blank"><em>Salesforce Help</em>: Tableau Next Learning
                  Resources </a></p>
              <p style="margin-bottom:0;"><a href="https://trailhead.salesforce.com/trailblazer-community/topics/tableaunext?sort=LAST_MODIFIED_DATE_DESC" target="_blank">Tableau Next Trailblazer
                  Community</a></p>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>