# Tableau 2020.2: Improved data discovery

> This is content from just-tim, the data-and-analytics channel by Tim Ngwena (formerly 'Tableau Tim'). Tim has 12+ years of hands-on BI experience and covers Tableau most of all, plus Power BI, Looker, Hex, SQL and data modelling, the analytics industry, and the craft of doing the job — always tool-agnostic and honest about the trade-offs.

- **Author:** Tim Ngwena (just-tim, https://just-tim.com/about)
- **Published:** 2020-05-06
- **Format:** Video · 2 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data prep, Tool strategy
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, server)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-2020-2-improved-data-discovery
- **Watch:** https://www.youtu.be/j_ncn1CEuI4

I walk through a new data discovery feature in Tableau 2020.2 that makes it easier to navigate data sources hosted on Tableau Server. I show the improved filtering options in both Tableau Desktop and WebEdit when connecting to a Tableau Server data source.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau 2020.2 adds an improved interface for connecting to data sources hosted on Tableau Server
- You can filter data sources by certified status, connection type and other criteria, which helps in organisations with hundreds of published sources
- The interface shows usage statistics, such as how many times a data source has been used, to aid selection
- The same data discovery experience is available in both Tableau Desktop and WebEdit and works virtually identically

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-2020-2-improved-data-discovery

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