When you connect to a named range or Excel table in Tableau, an icon appears next to the sheet in the Data Source page as shown below. Similar to named ranges, you can create an Excel table in Excel by selecting a range of cells, and then selecting Insert > Table. You create named ranges in Excel by selectingĪ range of cells and then selecting Define Name on the Formulas You can also connect to a named range or an Excel table (also known as an Excel list) in the same way you connect to a worksheet.īoth the named range and Excel table function as a table in Tableau. For more information, see Connect to a Custom SQL Query. Use custom SQL to connect to a specific query rather than the entire data source. If your Excel file has one table, click the sheet tab to start your analysis. For example, use a data source naming convention that helps other users of the data source figure out which data source to connect to. (Optional) Select the default data source name at the top of the page, and then enter a unique data source name for use in Tableau. On the Data Source page, do the following: See the Legacy Connection Alternatives document in Tableau Community for alternatives to using the legacy connection. NOTE: Beginning with Tableau 2020.2, legacy Excel and Text connections are no longer supported. Select the Excel workbook you want to connect to, and then click Open. Make the connection and set up the data sourceĪfter you open Tableau, under Connect, click Excel.
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