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# Create a Performance Recording

The Performance Recording feature in Tableau records performance information about key events as you interact with a workbook. You can then view performance metrics in a workbook that Tableau creates to analyse and troubleshoot different events that are known to affect performance:

- Query execution
- Compiling query
- Geocoding
- Connections to data sources
- Layout computations
- Extract generation
- Blending data
- Server rendering (Tableau Server only)

Tableau support may ask that you create a performance workbook as they work with you to diagnose performance issues.

Looking for Tableau Server on Windows? See [Create a Performance Recording](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/perf_record_create_server.htm "Opens topic in a new browser tab").

## Enable Performance Recording for a Site

By default, performance recording is not enabled for a site. A server administrator can enable performance recording site by site.

1. Navigate to the site for which you want to enable performance recording.
2. Select Settings:
    
    ![Workbook performance metrics page.](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/server-workbook-perf-metrics-settings.png)
3. Under Workbook Performance Metrics, select Record workbook performance metrics.
4. Select Save.

## Start a Performance Recording for a View

1. Open the view you want to record performance for.
    
    When you open a view, Tableau Server appends ":iid=<_n_\>" after the URL. This is a session ID. For example:
    
    http://10.32.139.22/#/views/Coffee\_Sales2013/USSalesMarginsByAreaCode?:iid=1
2. Type `:record_performance=yes&` at the end of the view URL, immediately before the session ID. For example:
    
    http://10.32.139.22/#/views/Coffee\_Sales2013/USSalesMarginsByAreaCode?:record\_performance=yes&:iid=1
3. Select the **Refresh** button in the toolbar.
4. Load the view.

## View a Performance Recording

While a performance recording is taking place, a new icon displays on the menu bar:

![](/tableau/current/en-gb/server-linux/en-gb/Img/server_perf_recording.png)

Use this to view a performance recording:

1. Click the See performance recording data icon to open a performance workbook. This is an up-to-the-minute snapshot of performance data. You can continue taking additional snapshots as you continue working with the view; the performance data is cumulative.
2. Move to a different page or remove `:record_performance=yes` from the URL to stop recording.

## Using a performance recording

For information about how to interpret a performance recording, see [Interpret a Performance Recording](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-gb/perf_record_interpret_server.htm).