Package: twbparser 0.5.0

twbparser: Parse 'Tableau' Workbooks into Functional Data

High-performance parsing of 'Tableau' workbook files into tidy data frames and dependency graphs for other visualization tools like R 'Shiny' or 'Power BI' replication, plus an interactive 'Shiny' workbook inspector for uploaded .twb and .twbx files.

Authors:George Arthur [aut, cre]

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# Install 'twbparser' in R:

install.packages('twbparser', repos = c('https://prigasg.r-universe.dev', 'https://cloud.r-project.org'))

Bug tracker:https://github.com/prigasg/twbparser/issues

Pkgdown/docs site:https://prigasg.github.io

On CRAN:

4.60 score 1 stars 6 scripts 390 downloads 48 exports 24 dependencies

Last updated from:773378bd25. Checks:9 OK. Indexed: yes.

Target	Result	Time
linux-devel-x86_64	OK	177
source / vignettes	OK	238
linux-release-x86_64	OK	217
macos-release-arm64	OK	105
macos-oldrel-arm64	OK	83
windows-devel	OK	116
windows-release	OK	113
windows-oldrel	OK	111
wasm-release	OK	128

Exports:build_dependency_graph extract_calculated_fields extract_columns_with_table_source extract_datasource_details extract_joins extract_named_connections extract_parameters extract_raw_fields extract_relations extract_relationships extract_twb_from_twbx infer_implicit_relationships plot_dependency_graph plot_relationship_graph plot_source_join_graph prettify_calculated_fields run_twbparser_app tableau_formula_pretty tbs_custom_sql_graphql tbs_publish_info twb_calc_complexity twb_charts twb_colors twb_custom_sql twb_dashboard_actions twb_dashboard_filters twb_dashboard_layout twb_dashboard_sheets twb_dashboard_size twb_dashboard_summary twb_dashboards twb_field_usage twb_formatting twb_initial_sql twb_page_composition twb_pages twb_pages_summary twb_published_refs twb_replication_brief twb_sheet_axes twb_sheet_filters twb_sheet_shelves twb_sheet_sorts twb_tooltips TwbParser twbx_extract_files twbx_list validate_relationships

Dependencies:cli cpp11 dplyr generics glue igraph lattice lifecycle magrittr Matrix pillar pkgconfig purrr R6 rlang stringi stringr tibble tidyr tidyselect utf8 vctrs withr xml2

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Last update: 2026-04-11
Started: 2025-08-11

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Help Manual

Help page	Topics
Build a field dependency graph from calculated fields	build_dependency_graph
Extract calculated fields from a TWB	extract_calculated_fields
Extract columns with their source tables from a TWB	extract_columns_with_table_source
Extract datasource details from a Tableau TWB	extract_datasource_details
Extract Tableau join clauses from <relation type="join"> nodes	extract_joins
Extract <named-connection> entries from a TWB	extract_named_connections
Extract parameter fields from a TWB	extract_parameters
Extract non-calculated, non-parameter fields from a TWB	extract_raw_fields
Extract all <relation> tags from a TWB	extract_relations
Extract modern relationships from a Tableau TWB	extract_relationships
Extract the .twb (and optionally all files) from a .twbx	extract_twb_from_twbx
Infer implicit relationships between tables from field metadata	infer_implicit_relationships
Plot a field dependency graph	plot_dependency_graph
Plot a field-level relationship DAG (legacy)	plot_relationship_graph
Plot a source join graph	plot_source_join_graph
Add a prettified formula column to calculated fields table	prettify_calculated_fields
Launch the twbparser Shiny app	run_twbparser_app
Prettify a Tableau calculation formula for display	tableau_formula_pretty
Custom SQL (Metadata API) for a published item	tbs_custom_sql_graphql
Publish info for a workbook or datasource on 'Tableau' Server/Cloud	tbs_publish_info
Classify calculated fields by complexity	twb_calc_complexity
Chart (mark) types per worksheet.	twb_charts
Colors and palettes referenced in the workbook.	twb_colors
Extract Custom SQL relations from a Tableau workbook	twb_custom_sql
Extract dashboard and workbook actions	twb_dashboard_actions
Filters found on dashboards and their positions.	twb_dashboard_filters
Full layout of dashboard zones with container hierarchy	twb_dashboard_layout
List worksheets embedded in each dashboard	twb_dashboard_sheets
Dashboard page size and sizing mode	twb_dashboard_size
Per-dashboard summary (filters count and chart types).	twb_dashboard_summary
Dashboards overview (count of zones and referenced worksheets).	twb_dashboards
Field usage matrix across worksheets	twb_field_usage
Formatting rules (fonts, colours, number formats, …)	twb_formatting
Extract Initial SQL statements from Tableau connections	twb_initial_sql
Show what a specific page is composed of.	twb_page_composition
List all pages (dashboards, worksheets, stories).	twb_pages
Summary of all pages (counts and quick descriptors).	twb_pages_summary
Detect references to published data sources	twb_published_refs
Replication brief for a Tableau workbook or dashboard	twb_replication_brief
Extract axis configuration for worksheets	twb_sheet_axes
Extract detailed filter configuration for worksheets	twb_sheet_filters
Extract field-to-shelf assignments for worksheets	twb_sheet_shelves
Extract sort configuration for worksheets	twb_sheet_sorts
Worksheet tooltips	twb_tooltips
Tableau Workbook Parser (R6)	TWBParser TwbParser
Extract specific files from a .twbx	twbx_extract_files
List contents of a Tableau .twbx	twbx_list
Validate relationships against available datasources and fields	validate_relationships