

If you later open the downgraded workbook in the newer version of Tableau Desktop, you'll see a message like the one shown below. A warning message appears indicating that workbook will be downgraded when published: If you're using a newer version of Tableau Desktop with an older version of Tableau Server, you can downgrade to the older Tableau Server version when you choose Server > Publish Workbook.

Save the workbook to your My Tableau Repository or a selected folder.ĭowngrade a workbook when publishing to Tableau Server.(The earliest version you can export is Tableau Desktop 10.5.) In Tableau Desktop select File > Export As Version and select the version that you want to downgrade to. Export to an earlier version from Tableau Desktop

Additionally, any calculated fields created in the newer version that use functions unavailable in the older version will have to be manually corrected or removed upon downgrade. Important: When you downgrade to an older version, any features or functionality that aren't available in that version are removed for compatibility. You can downgrade workbooks to share them with people using older versions of Tableau products.
