How to Download Data from Tableau

When clicking the download button for a viz on Tableau Server or Tableau Public, we often see that the data and crosstab options are greyed out.

What should we do about it?

First, we have to understand that a dashboard is composed of multiple worksheets or charts. Each sheet or chart has its own data set. One has to be specific on which data set to download.

Second, click on a specific chart/table/sheet and then go to download button. You will see the data and crosstab button being active. Try it out on this viz which has got 2 charts: tiled map and zoom window. You can click either one to download data.

Data for the tiled map:

Data for the zoom window:

That's how we can download data for each of the charts in a viz.