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Tableau Issues and Commands

1. Change the hyper.temp_space_timeout to 80% or so and preserve some space on your nodes. 

        tsm configuration set -k hyper.temp_disk_space_limit -v '80%'


2. Update the backgrounder.timeout_tasks to include the Web authoring tasks.

https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/cli_configuration-set_tsm.htm


        tsm configuration set -k backgrounder.timeout_tasks -v "refresh_extracts, increment_extracts, single_subscription_notify, check_data_alert, generate_flow_model, run_flow, encrypt_extracts, decrypt_extracts, rekey_extracts, extract_encryption_maintenance, refresh_extracts_via_bridge, increment_extracts_via_bridge, extract_operations_maintenance, generate_thumbnails, update_metrics_for_view, upgrade_extract_storage, create_extracts_web_auth"


3. Run the following TSM commands to enable in-frame authentication: 

        tsm configuration set -k wgserver.saml.iframed_idp.enabled -v true 

        tsm pending-changes apply


4. 6 tips to make your dashboards more performant https://www.tableau.com/about/blog/2016/1/5-tips-make-your-dashboards-more-performant-48574 5. Optimize Workbook Performance https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/performance_tips.htm 6. Tableau Workbook Performance Checklist https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/perf_checklist.htm 7. Designing Efficient Workbooks https://www.tableau.com/learn/whitepapers/designing-efficient

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