Tableau releases new features, bug fixes and more several times of year as Tableau Upgrades. It is important for UCSD to upgrade their Tableau environments at least once a year, depending on stability and contents of each upgrade, in order to take advantage of the new capabilities and keep current with security features. ITS-BIA will communicate upgrade contents and schedules via email to the tableau-developer-l@ucsd.edu mail list. Please join this mail list to be notified of Tableau upgrades at UCSD.
Tableau developer report testing at the beginning of the upgrade is critical to a timely and successful upgrade.
All upgrades for Tableau occur in place. High level, the strategy for all upgrades is:
- ITS-BIA will review the upgrade in our sandbox prior to planning an upgrade of PROD
- Once ITS-BIA has reviewed the upgrade in the sandbox, Tableau Report Developers will be allowed into the sandbox for testing
- Allow two week for review of the upgrade in the sandbox environment.
- Report developers are expected to review new features and test their existing content for any issues.
- Issues should be reported to busintel@ucsd.edu with the subject "Tableau Upgrade"
- At the end of the week a GO/ROLLBACK determination will be made.
- GO – the upgrade is applied to PROD over the weekend.
- ROLLBACK – the upgrade is rolled back from sandbox.
- Upgrade the PROD environment.
- GO determination based directly on your feedback.