Overwriting workbook within Tableau Online with embedded extract refresh schedules causes existing schedules to be removed

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Overwriting workbook within Tableau Online with embedded extract refresh schedules causes existing schedules to be removed

Published: 29 Aug 2016
Last Modified Date: 30 Aug 2016

Issue

When re-publishing a workbook (overwriting a workbook) to Tableau Online from Tableau Desktop 10.0, all existing scheduled extract refreshes of embedded extracts are removed, requiring the extract schedules to be reassigned

Environment

Tableau Online

Resolution

Workarounds:

Re-publish the workbook (overwrite the workbook) from a version of Tableau Desktop prior to 10.0
Utilize Published Data Sources rather than Embedded Data Sources:
Get your Data to Tableau Online
Screenshot existing refresh schedules of the embedded extracts of the workbook that is going to be overwritten, re-publish the workbook, reference the screenshot and re-assign extract refreshes accordingly