Conceptual

Tableau Public Architecture and Component Limitations

Tableau Public Architecture operates on a restricted data ingestion model where sources must be static local files (e.g., CSV, JSON) connected exclusively via extract mechanisms rather than live server connections. The theoretical framework imposes strict boundary conditions regarding workbook capacity (15 million rows), storage size limits (10 GB per account), and mandatory global publishability which precludes private sharing or automatic data refreshing. This architecture is defined by a tripartite limitation structure encompassing the source connector layer, the desktop processing engine, and the public consumption environment to ensure interoperability within an open-access ecosystem while sacrificing local persistence and security controls.