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Tableau deprecations & changes
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Upcoming
Nothing upcoming for Tableau.
Past
Billing changeTableau Cloud adds capacity-based Viewer Blocks (unlimited viewers)
Tableau Cloud introduces capacity-based Viewer Blocks that replace per-user-per-month Viewer licensing, with no limit on Viewer accounts, starting July 2026.
Starting July 2026 as an option for customers who need broader access; a deployment can use either capacity-based or role-based Viewer licensing, not both; at least one Creator license is required.
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Packaging changeNew Tableau Cloud sites default to 10 concurrent extract refreshes
From May 2026, new Tableau Cloud sites get a default of 10 concurrent extract refreshes instead of the previous 25 for qualifying sites.
Applies to new sites from May 2026 (Tableau 2026.1); admins can change the default.
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Packaging changeTableau Cloud flow resource blocks move to tenant-level allocation
Flow resource blocks are no longer auto-provisioned per site; purchased blocks are allocated at tenant level by cloud administrators from May 2026.
Each site keeps one default Resource Block that cannot be moved to other sites on the tenant.
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