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Joining Cubes to Relational or Flat Data Sources


Published: 04 Apr 2013
Last Modified Date: 26 Oct 2022

Question

How to combine multidimensional (cube) data sources with relational or flat data sources.

Environment

  • Tableau Desktop
  • Multidimensional (cube) data source
  • Relational or flat data source

Answer

Use the following workaround: combine the data from each data source in Tableau Desktop using data blending. For more information, see Working with Multiple Connections in Tableau Help. 
Note: The multidimensional data source must be the primary data source in the data blend.
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