Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations Preparation Tests 2025

About this certification

The Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations certification is intended for individuals who have foundational knowledge and skills related to Tableau Desktop.

This credential validates core Tableau knowledge of employees, partners, customers, and freelancers who need to work with Tableau Desktop.

Exam details

• Content: 40 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions

• Time allotted to complete the exam: 70 minutes

• Passing score: English version 48%; Japanese version 55%

• Registration fee: USD 75, plus applicable taxes as required per local law; JPY 10,000

• Retake fee: Free

• Prerequisite: None

  
  

  Who should take this class?

  This course is designed for Tableau Data Analysts to gain foundational Tableau skills to analyze and present data effectively. This course supports authoring in Tableau Desktop, Tableau Cloud, and Tableau Server. This course is recommended for those with a Creator license.

  What lessons and topics will be covered?

  Introduction to Tableau

  • Discover the Tableau Platform

  • Learn Application Terminology

  • Identify Visual Cues for Fields

  
  

  Tableau Workflow

  • Understand the Tableau Workflow

  • Recognize Elements of a Visualization

  • Get Started in Tableau

  
  

  Connection and Data Source Setup

  • Identify Tableau File Types and Extensions

  • Create a Live Data Connection

  • Save and Edit a Data Source

  • Modify Data Attributes

  • Understand Changes to Data

  
  

  Data Simplification and Sorting

  • Filter Data

  • Create Date Filters

  • Sort Data

  
  

  Data Organization

  • Use Groups

  • Create and Use Hierarchies

  
  

  Specific Values

  • Create Crosstabs

  • Generate Grand Totals, Subtotals, and Changing Aggregation

  • Build Highlight Tables

  
  

  Data by Date

  • Work with Dates in Tableau

  • Use Discrete Date Parts and Continuous Date Values

  
  

  Multiple Measures in a View

  • Measure Values and Names

  • Combine or Share Axis Charts

  • Create Dual Axis Charts

  
  

  Relationships Between Numerical Values

  • Show Correlations and Outliers with Scatter Plots

  • Create a Scatter Plot

  • Analyze Using the Highlighter

  • Analyze an Outlier with the Data Guide

  • Use the Analytics Pane

  • Build Trend Lines and Models

  • Reference Lines and Bands

  
  

  Geographic Data Mapping

  • Map in Tableau

  • Navigate and Select in Maps

  
  

  Data Customization

  • Calculate in Tableau

  • Choose Between Calculation Types

  • Create and Edit Calculated Fields

  • Follow Formula Editor Conventions

  • Identify Types of Calculated Fields

  • Conduct Calculations and Aggregations

  • Use String Functions

  • Build Splits and Custom Splits

  • Convert Types

  • Calculate Dates

  
  

  Quick Table Calculations

  • Discover Table Calculations

  • Use Quick Table Calculations

  • Harness Rank To Show Biggest to Smallest

  
  

  Breakdowns of the Whole

  • Generate Pie Charts and Parts of the Whole

  • Create Tree Maps

  
  

  View Sharing

  • Build Dashboards

  • Demonstrate Relations Between Dashboards and Worksheets

  • Generate Tiled or Floating Objects

  • Format Components

  • Change Dashboard Device Layouts

  • Conduct Dashboard Actions

  • Publish Your Dashboard Online