Build Trust in Analytics
with New Tableau Automated Testing
& Governance Capabilities

Introducing new automated testing capabilities in Wiiisdom Ops for Tableau

Data professionals work on all kinds of initiatives, and there’s one consistent piece of feedback that I hear every day. It goes something like this: 

“I’ve got tons of dashboards that update every day, and I want to know about any errors in them before my stakeholders find them!”

I’ll admit, I’ve said the same thing. Before my days at Wiiisdom, I led analytics initiatives that leveraged Tableau dashboards at several organizations. And, while it was always rewarding to see the demand for my Tableau content and insights increase – I found myself lying awake at night wondering things like:

• Did that changeover from last month to this month impact a critical dashboard that someone is depending on?
• Was that last update to our sales territories appropriately reflected in our row-level security?
• Are there any updates to our product taxonomy causing havoc in a chart our CEO looks at?

As a Product Manager at Wiiisdom, I constantly think about how to solve this problem at scale and build trust in analytics through testing, deploying, and certifying content.

This is why I’m so excited to share this update on Wiiisdom Ops for Tableau (2023.4). Our latest release provides new capabilities never before available in the analytics governance market, that augment our powerful base of existing features. These include:

Tableau Extract Testing

Tableau dashboards rely on fresh data (often coming from a Tableau extract) to serve accurate insights. It’s no secret that these extracts don’t always get refreshed when they’re expected to.  Unfortunately, this can result in a multitude of critical issues, including dashboard errors and stakeholders taking action on old data.

Fortunately, we’ve just released a new capability to eliminate these surprises. Our brand new “Tableau Extract Testing” feature in Wiiisdom Ops for Tableau will allow you to quickly set up a test to confirm that your Tableau extracts have been refreshed within an expected time period.  As always, you can use our integrations to be notified if these tests fail – so you can address issues with unrefreshed Tableau extracts before they create problems for your stakeholders.

Tableau Dashboard Certification

With our new Tableau extension for dashboard certification, your users can now see a visual confirmation that the content they are viewing has been tested and certified for accuracy. All you need to do to get started with this capability is:

• Set up a test in Wiiisdom
• Enable the dashboard certification post-process action and
• Add/configure our extension as an object on your dashboard.  

If the test passes, the extension will display a confirmation to users (like the one below) that the dashboard they’re viewing is certified. It’s yet another powerful tool to add to your analytic governance framework, to enable the delivery of trusted content at scale.