# Tableau 2020.2: Workbook upload to tableau server

> 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 · 3 min watch · transcript available
- **Topics:** Data visualisation
- **Tools:** Tableau (cloud, server)
- **Canonical:** https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-2020-2-workbook-upload-to-tableau-server
- **Watch:** https://www.youtu.be/0r8bP7fwmuE

I demonstrate a new feature in Tableau 2020.2 that lets you upload a workbook directly to Tableau Server or Tableau Online without first publishing from Tableau Desktop. I walk through the upload interface, its 50MB file limit, and how the uploaded workbook behaves once it's on the server.

## Key takeaways

- Tableau 2020.2 adds an 'upload a workbook' option in the server's New dropdown, removing the need to publish from Tableau Desktop first
- The upload is capped at 50 megabytes, so it suits small workbooks rather than large ones
- During upload you can set the name, choose a project (which acts like a folder), add a description and tick 'show sheet as tabs'
- Data sources are held inside the uploaded workbook, but you can still edit connections and refresh extracts from Tableau Server
- Once uploaded, the workbook behaves like any other, so you can change metadata and manage permissions

Watch the full video, read the transcript and use chapter deep-links on the page: https://just-tim.com/posts/tableau-2020-2-workbook-upload-to-tableau-server

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