Salesforce Certified Tableau Server Administrator Analytics-Admn-201 Exam Questions

Salesforce Certified Tableau Server Administrator Exam Objectives

1. 1

   1.0 Connecting to and Preparing Data (20%)

   • 1.1User Experience
   • 1.2User Interface
   • 1.3Navigation
   • 1.4Topology
   • 1.5Identify client components
   • 1.6Identify server components
   • 1.7Describe how they work together
   • 1.8Versions
   • 1.9Understand:
   • 1.10How to identify the current version of Tableau Server
   • 1.11Where to obtain the latest release of Tableau Server
   • 1.12Where to access release notes of Tableau Server
   • 1.13Minimum Hardware Requirements
   • 1.14Understand:
   • 1.15RAM requirements
   • 1.16CPU requirements
   • 1.17Hard disk requirements
   • 1.18Software Requirements
   • 1.19List the supporting Operating Systems
   • 1.20Understand:
   • 1.21Browser requirements
   • 1.22Options for email alerts
   • 1.23Anti-virus concerns
   • 1.24Identify the SMTP Server
   • 1.25Be familiar with potential port issues
   • 1.26Explain the purpose and benefits of a dedicated server
   • 1.27Identify the considerations for running in the cloud
   • 1.28Licensing
   • 1.29Understand user-based licensing
   • 1.30Describe the different license types
   • 1.31Describe how license types map to site roles
   • 1.32Server Processes
   • 1.33Describe each Tableau Services Manager and Tableau Server process
   • 1.34Understand:
   • 1.35Default process count at installation
   • 1.36Multiple-instance processes
   • 1.37Process-to-process workflows
   • 1.38Processes in distributed and high-availability environments
   • 1.39Purpose of a load balancer
   • 1.40Data Source Identification
   • 1.41Identify the ports required
   • 1.42Identify the necessary database drivers
   • 1.43Understand the differences between:
   • 1.44File vs. Relational vs. Cube
   • 1.45Extract vs. Live Connections
   • 1.46Explain the benefits of published data sources
   • 1.47Infrastructure Network
   • 1.48Understand network latency implications
   • 1.49Explain the risks of Dynamic-IP addressing
2. 2

   2.0 Installation and Configuration (26%)

   • 2.1Installation
   • 2.2Understand installation steps and options
   • 2.3Install Path
   • 2.4Gateway port
   • 2.5Understand Identity Store and SSO options:
   • 2.6External (Active Directory) vs. local
   • 2.7Trusted Tickets
   • 2.8SAML
   • 2.9Kerberos and OpenID Connect
   • 2.10Describe the impact of the automatic-login options
   • 2.11Understand how to set up SSL
   • 2.12Understand Tableau best practices for installing a single-machine environment
   • 2.13Understand silent installs
   • 2.14Tableau Server Configuration
   • 2.15Understand cache settings
   • 2.16Understand how to:
   • 2.17Apply process distribution
   • 2.18Configure Email alerts / subscriptions
   • 2.19Configure optional customizations
   • 2.20Describe:
   • 2.21Site configuration options
   • 2.22User quotas
   • 2.23Storage quota
   • 2.24How to enable and edit site subscriptions
   • 2.25Project configuration options
   • 2.26Group and User Configuration options
   • 2.27Understand who can add users
   • 2.28Adding Users
   • 2.29License type and site role
   • 2.30Admin level
   • 2.31Publisher level
   • 2.32Importing via Active Directory or Local
   • 2.33Security
   • 2.34Describe the security configuration for:
   • 2.35Site level
   • 2.36Project level
   • 2.37Group level
   • 2.38User level
   • 2.39Data source level
   • 2.40Workbook level
   • 2.41Permissions
   • 2.42Understand:
   • 2.43System permission composition
   • 2.44The ramifications of permission design
   • 2.45The Tableau Security Model
   • 2.46Describe the differences between Allow v. Deny v. None
3. 3

   3.0 Administration (36%)

   • 3.1Understand how to:
   • 3.2Maintain data connections
   • 3.3Create schedules
   • 3.4Create, edit and delete subscriptions
   • 3.5Perform Server analysis
   • 3.6Complete a backup and restore
   • 3.7Perform cleanup
   • 3.8Add, remove, or deactivate users
   • 3.9Update licenses
   • 3.10Start, stop or restart
   • 3.11Utilize tsm and tabcmd
   • 3.12Use REST API
   • 3.13Work with Log Files
   • 3.14Understand Embedding
   • 3.15Monitor Desktop license usage
   • 3.16Manage workbook and data source revision history
   • 3.17Describe how to:
   • 3.18View server status in multiple ways
   • 3.19View email alerts
   • 3.20Set data-driven alerts
   • 3.21Use built-in administrative views
   • 3.22Create custom admin views
   • 3.23Create a performance recording
   • 3.24Create a nested project
   • 3.25Work with Sites and Site Admin options
   • 3.26Contrast end-user with System-administrator capabilities
   • 3.27End-user Abilities
   • 3.28Understand:
   • 3.29Table recommendations
   • 3.30Publishing views and data sources
   • 3.31Renaming a workbook
   • 3.32Interacting with a view via the Web
   • 3.33Web authoring & editing
   • 3.34How to share views
   • 3.35Data Source Certification
   • 3.36Extract caching
4. 4

   4.0 Troubleshooting (12%)

   • 4.1Understand the requirements of third-party cookies in a browser
   • 4.2Understand how to:
   • 4.3Reset passwords for a Tableau user or Tableau Run-As Service account
   • 4.4Package log files for reporting
   • 4.5Use tsm to validate site resources
   • 4.6Rebuild the search index
   • 4.7Use maintenance analysis reports
   • 4.8Create/open support requests
5. 5

   5.0 Migration & Upgrade (6%)

   • 5.1Understand the upgrade process
   • 5.2Explain how and why to perform a clean reinstall
   • 5.3Describe how to migrate to different hardware
   • 5.4Understand backwards compatibility