# tableau Tableau Blueprint (blueprint)

## Content

- [Full documentation](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/llms-full.txt)

- [A repeatable process for Tableau Blueprint](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_stages.md): Blueprint's repeatable four-step process to become data-driven: Discover, Govern, Deploy, and Evolve.
- [Accountability and reward systems](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_tracking_progress.md): Blueprint guidance on accountability and reward systems like badges, certification, and gamification.
- [Administrative views for measurement](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_tableau_admin_views.md): Blueprint guidance on using default and custom administrative views to measure Tableau usage.
- [Administrative views for monitoring](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_administrative_views.md): Blueprint guidance on monitoring Tableau with default and custom administrative views and Accelerators.
- [Analytics best practices in Tableau](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_analytics_best_practices_in_tableau.md): Blueprint best practices with guidelines for discovering, interpreting, and presenting data.
- [Analytics strategy](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_discovery_process.md): Blueprint guidance on the analytics strategy discovery process for defining a deployment vision.
- [Analytics vision](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_analytics_vision.md): Blueprint guidance on defining an analytics vision that ties Tableau investment to business results.
- [Authentication and authorisation](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_authentication_authorization.md): Blueprint overview of Tableau authentication, identity store, and authorization for enterprise security.
- [Backup and restore](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_backup_restore.md): Blueprint guidance on performing daily Tableau Server backups to ensure reliable recovery.
- [Built-in alerts](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_built_in_alerts.md): Blueprint overview of built-in Tableau Server and Cloud alerts for process and service health.
- [Business value](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_business_value.md): Blueprint guidance on defining business goals, objectives, and success metrics for analytics.
- [Capacity Planning](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_capacity_planning.md): Blueprint guidance on capacity planning to sustain Tableau Server performance as workloads grow.
- [Compliance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_compliance.md): Blueprint guidance on defining and auditing compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
- [Content size and performance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_content_size_performance.md): Blueprint guidance on managing workbook and data source size to protect Tableau performance.
- [Core capabilities of data-driven organisations](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_core_capabilities_of_data_driven.md): Blueprint overview of the core capabilities of data-driven organizations: agility, proficiency, community.
- [CRM Analytics predictions survey](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_predictions.md): Blueprint survey to help line-of-business sponsors prioritize Einstein Discovery prediction use cases.
- [Data literacy](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_data_literacy.md): Blueprint guidance on building data literacy so people can read, work with, and communicate with data.
- [Data science integration](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_external_services.md): Blueprint overview of integrating data science tools and external services with Tableau.
- [Data strategy](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_data_strategy.md): Blueprint guidance on aligning Tableau with your data strategy, hybrid architecture, and data security.
- [Database Maintenance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_database_maintenance.md): Blueprint guidance on Tableau Server database maintenance to free disk space by clearing old files.
- [Developing a Tableau education plan](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_educational_content_curation.md): Blueprint guidance on developing a Tableau education plan with learning paths and resources.
- [Executive advocacy and project team](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_team.md): Blueprint guidance on building executive advocacy and a project team to drive data-driven change.
- [Executive sponsor roles and responsibilities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_executive_sponsor_roles_responsibilities.md): Blueprint guidance on identifying executive sponsors who set the vision for modern analytics.
- [Extensibility](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_extensibility.md): Blueprint overview of Tableau extensibility APIs: REST, Hyper, WDC, JavaScript, Extensions, and TSM.
- [External Tableau activities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_external_tableau_activities.md): Blueprint guidance on encouraging users to join external Tableau user groups, events, and competitions.
- [External Tableau Community Forum](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_external_tableau_community.md): Blueprint guidance on using the external Tableau Community forums as a question-and-answer resource.
- [Governance in Tableau](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_governance_in_tableau.md): Blueprint overview of governance areas in Tableau: data source management, quality, security, and metadata.
- [Governed and trusted data](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_governance_enables.md): Blueprint explanation of how governance builds trust in data and analytics through controls and roles.
- [Hardware monitoring](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_hardware_monitoring.md): Blueprint guidance on routinely monitoring the hardware underlying Tableau Server for capacity and reliability.
- [Hardware platform](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_hardware_platform.md): Blueprint hardware platform guidance covering requirements, sizing, scalability, HA, and disaster recovery.
- [Internal Tableau activities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_internal_tableau_activities.md): Blueprint guidance on running internal engagement activities like user groups, lunch and learns, and viz games.
- [Internal Tableau Blog and newsletter](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_blog_newsletter.md): Blueprint guidance on publishing an internal analytics blog and newsletter to drive adoption.
- [Load testing](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_load_testing.md): Blueprint guidance on load testing to understand Tableau Server capacity for your workload and usage.
- [Measurement of Tableau user engagement and adoption](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_measure_user_engagement.md): Blueprint guidance on measuring user engagement and adoption to keep content discoverable and relevant.
- [Measurement roles and responsibilities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_tableau_admin_roles_responsibilities.md): Blueprint guidance on assigning measurement and monitoring responsibilities to admin roles.
- [Modern analytics workflow](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_modern_analytics_workflow.md): Blueprint explanation of the Modern Analytics Workflow for asking, answering, and sharing data questions.
- [Monitoring roles and responsibilities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_administrative_roles_responsibilities.md): Blueprint guidance on assigning monitoring roles and responsibilities across the Tableau project team.
- [Move Tableau to the cloud](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_move_to_cloud.md): Blueprint guidance on whether and how to migrate from Tableau Server to Tableau Cloud or a public cloud.
- [Network communication](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_network_communication.md): Blueprint guidance on Tableau Server network interfaces and configuring SSL to secure communication.
- [Network topologies](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_network_topologies.md): Blueprint overview of common network topologies for how users access Tableau across locations.
- [Organisational assets](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_organizational_assets.md): Blueprint guidance on creating organizational assets like style guides and templates to spread best practices.
- [Peer-to-peer assistance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_peer_to_peer_assistance.md): Blueprint guidance on peer-to-peer assistance through mentoring, forums, and the Data Doctor program.
- [Resource management](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_resource_management.md): Blueprint guidance on resource management through stale content, size, and load-time audits.
- [Resource Monitoring Tool incidents](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_monitoring_incidents.md): Blueprint overview of the Resource Monitoring Tool for tracking Tableau Server health and incidents.
- [Skills by Tableau education role](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_skills_tableau_education_role.md): Blueprint guidance on the skills each Tableau education role needs to enable a data culture.
- [Skills by Tableau licence type](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_skills_tableau_license_type.md): Blueprint guidance on the skills mapped to Creator, Explorer, and Viewer license types.
- [Tableau Blueprint overview](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_overview.md): Overview of Tableau Blueprint, a maturity framework for building a data-driven organization.
- [Tableau Bridge deployment](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_tableau_bridge.md): Blueprint guidance on deploying Tableau Bridge to connect Tableau Cloud to private data, with management models.
- [Tableau champion development](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_champion_development.md): Blueprint guidance on designing, running, and rewarding a Tableau data champions program.
- [Tableau communications](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_communications.md): Blueprint guidance on establishing internal communications and enablement resources to scale adoption.
- [Tableau community engagement](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_community_engagement.md): Blueprint guidance on building an internal Tableau user community to generate enthusiasm.
- [Tableau community planning](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_community_planning.md): Blueprint guidance on planning communications, engagement, and support to nurture analytics use.
- [Tableau content consumer roles](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_content_consumer_roles.md): Blueprint overview of Tableau content consumer roles: Creators, Explorers, and Viewers.
- [Tableau content utilisation](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_server_content_utilization.md): Blueprint guidance on interpreting content utilization beyond traffic to views for business decisions.
- [Tableau data and analytics survey](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_data_analytics_survey.md): Blueprint survey that identifies key data sources, distribution, and analytical skills for leaders.
- [Tableau data and content governance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_data_and_content_governance.md): Blueprint guidance on defining centralized, delegated, and self-governing data and content models.
- [Tableau deployment](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_deployment.md): Blueprint overview of planning a Tableau deployment to solve business problems at any scale.
- [Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder deployment](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_client_software.md): Blueprint guidance on deploying Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder to Creator-licensed users.
- [Tableau discussion forums and chat](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_discussion_forums.md): Blueprint guidance on building internal discussion forums and chat as a real-time knowledge base.
- [Tableau education](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_education.md): Blueprint guidance on ensuring Tableau education so users realize the full potential of analytics.
- [Tableau education role mapping](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_organizational_role_mapping.md): Blueprint guidance on mapping current and future analytics roles to license types and education paths.
- [Tableau enablement intranet](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_enablement_intranet.md): Blueprint guidance on building an enablement intranet to connect users as deployment scales.
- [Tableau enterprise architecture survey](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_enterprise_architecture.md): Blueprint survey to help IT identify platforms and applications that will connect to Tableau.
- [Tableau governance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_governance.md): Blueprint guidance on Tableau governance, balancing self-service with controls, roles, and repeatable processes.
- [Tableau governance models](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_governance_models.md): Blueprint comparison of centralized, delegated, and self-governing models to right-size Tableau governance.
- [Tableau Help](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/help.md)
- [Tableau licence management](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_license_management.md): Blueprint guidance on managing role-based Tableau licenses, including LBLM and grant role on sign-in.
- [Tableau maintenance](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_maintenance.md): Blueprint overview of regular maintenance activities that keep a Tableau deployment running smoothly.
- [Tableau Mobile deployment](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_tableau_mobile.md): Blueprint guidance on deploying Tableau Mobile, including distribution, security, and offline access.
- [Tableau Monitoring](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_monitoring.md): Blueprint guidance on why monitoring is essential as Tableau becomes mission-critical for decisions.
- [Tableau platform architecture](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_server_architecture.md): Blueprint overview of the Tableau platform architecture for Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud.
- [Tableau project planning](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_project_planning.md): Blueprint guidance on Tableau project planning, including planning areas and KPIs by stakeholder.
- [Tableau project team roles and responsibilities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_project_team_roles_responsibilities.md): Blueprint overview of the cross-functional project team roles across IT, admins, and content creators.
- [Tableau roles and responsibilities](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_roles_responsibilities.md): Blueprint guidance on identifying the cross-functional sponsor and project team members.
- [Tableau Server process status](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_server_process_status.md): Blueprint reference for interpreting Tableau Server process statuses such as Active, Busy, and Passive.
- [Tableau support processes](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_support_processes.md): Blueprint guidance on establishing support processes so users can request help beyond self-service.
- [Tableau upgrade planning and process checklist](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_upgrade_planning_checklist.md): Blueprint checklist for proactive Tableau upgrade planning across software, communication, and support.
- [Tableau use cases and data sources](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_use_cases.md): Blueprint guidance on identifying initial Tableau use cases and data sources with the Planner worksheet.
- [Tableau user engagement](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_user_engagement.md): Blueprint guidance on measuring direct and indirect user engagement such as logins and subscriptions.
- [Tableau Users](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_users.md): Blueprint guidance on listing individual users and tracking their roles in the Blueprint Planner.
- [The cycle of visual analysis](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_cycle_of_visual_analysis.md): Blueprint explanation of the cycle of visual analysis from questions to data to sharing insights.
- [Troubleshooting](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_troubleshooting.md): Blueprint guidance on troubleshooting Tableau Server using logs and opening support cases.
- [Upgrades](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_upgrades.md): Blueprint guidance on planning and communicating Tableau upgrades and version compatibility.
- [User provisioning and group synchronisation](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_active_directory_synchronization.md): Blueprint guidance on provisioning users and synchronizing Active Directory groups in Tableau.
- [Using Tableau Blueprint](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_using_tableau_blueprint.md): Blueprint guidance on applying the framework at organization, team, and individual levels.
- [Visual Best Practices](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_visual_best_practices.md): Blueprint visual best practices for chart choice, layout, color, titles, and tooltips that drive action.
- [Why visual analytics?](/tableau/next/en-gb/blueprint/bp_why_visual_analytics.md): Blueprint explanation of why visual analytics accelerates exploration using pre-attentive attributes.