The best way to perform an in-depth analysis of Salesforce data with Tableau is to load Salesforce data to a database or cloud data warehouse, and then connect Tableau to this database and analyze data. Third-party tool Skyvia (https://skyvia.com/data-integration/analyze-salesforce-with-tableau) can easily load Salesforce data to a database with automatic schema creation.
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The best way to perform an in-depth analysis of Salesforce data with Tableau is to load Salesforce data to a database or cloud data warehouse, and then connect Tableau to this database and analyze data. Third-party tool Skyvia (https://skyvia.com/data-integration/analyze-salesforce-with-tableau) can easily load Salesforce data to a database with automatic schema creation.