How to Set an Upper Limit for Data Processing in Tableau When Connected with Google BigQuery
Published: 06 Apr 2021 Last Modified Date: 08 Jul 2022
Question
How to set an upper limit for data processing in Tableau when connected with BigQuery.
Environment
Tableau Desktop
Google BigQuery
Answer
The ability to set a limit on data processing in Tableau Desktop is currently not built in the product yet.
But there are two workarounds that may limit the amount of data processing in Google BigQuery:
1. Use custom SQL to get only the columns you need. When connecting to BigQuery, instead of retrieving all columns from the data source, you can retrieve only the columns you need for your analysis. This will reduce the amount of data processing on the BigQuery side.