Colors Change After Replacing Data Source

Issue

After replacing a data source, colors that were previously defined revert to the automatic color palette.

Environment

Tableau Desktop

Resolution

Option 1

Upgrade to a recent version of Tableau Desktop. Click here for downloads of current and previous versions of Tableau Desktop: Tableau Desktop Downloads and Release Notes. For more information on current releases, see Upgrade Tableau Desktop and Desktop Upgrade.

Option 2

Let all the sheets in the workbook load completely before replacing the data sources:

Open the workbook in Tableau Desktop.
Open each sheet and wait for the sheet to load.
After all sheets have loaded, replace data sources. For more information, see Replacing a Data Source.

Option 3

Instead of removing and adding a table to the data connection in the Data Source tab, drag and drop the new table on top of the old table to be replaced.