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# Refresh Data on a Schedule

You can schedule refresh tasks for published extract data sources and published workbooks that connect to extracts. New schedules can be created by Tableau Server Administrators on the Schedules page. For more information, see [Create or Modify a Schedule](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/schedule_manage_create.htm).

For information on how to refresh flow outputs, see [](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/prep_conductor_schedule_flow_task.htm)[Schedule Flow Tasks](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/prep_conductor_schedule_flow_task.htm).

To avoid unnecessary scheduled refreshes, consider giving users the permission capability to refresh an extract on demand. For more information, see [Refresh Extracts](https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-gb/permissions_capabilities.htm) for workbooks or data sources.

1. When you’re signed in to Tableau Server, select Explore from the left navigation pane, and then, depending on the type of content you want to refresh, select All Workbooks or All Data Sources from the drop-down menu.
2. Select the check box for the workbook or data source you want to refresh, and then select Actions > Refresh Extracts.
3. In the Create Extract dialog box, select the Recommended tab and complete the following steps:
    
    1. Select the schedule you want.
    2. If available, specify whether you want a full or incremental refresh.
        
        A full refresh is performed by default. Incremental refresh is available only if you configured for it in Tableau Desktop or web authoring in Tableau Server before publishing the extract. For more information, see [Refreshing Extracts](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-gb/extracting_refresh.htm) in the Tableau Help.
    3. Click the Schedule Refresh button.
        
        ![A dialog box for scheduling extract refreshes.](/tableau/current/en-gb/server/en-gb/Img/schedule_add1.png)