Tableau Server Upgraded to Version 2019.4

December 26, 2019

We have completed the upgrade of the UW Tableau Public, Transitional, and Production servers to Version 2019.4.0. You can read about the new features in the latest version here: Tableau 2019.4

What You Need to Know:

Latest Version:

If you’re ever curious what is the latest server version, you can see for yourself. Follow the steps on our Tableau FAQ

Ask Data:

If you were previously using Ask Data for your data source, you will need to explicitly enable it as the server default is to have Ask Data disabled.  The process to enable is as follows:

  1. Navigate to your data source on https://bitools.uw.eduLinks to an external site.
  2. Click the “i” icon next to the data source name
  3. In the resulting dialog box, click Edit for Ask Data
  4. Select Enabled from the drop down and Save

Questions?

If you are experiencing any issues, please email help@uw.edu with “Tableau Server Upgrade” in the subject line.