2. How to use - Tableau Hyper

 Hyper is Tableau's in-memory Data Engine technology optimized for fast data ingest and analytical query processing on large or complex data sets

Create and Update Hyper Files

You can use the Hyper API to automate your interactions with Tableau. You can create Tableau .hyper files and then insert, delete, update, and read data from those files. You can then use files as data sources in Tableau. This topic will outline the basic steps for creating and then updating a .hyper file.

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In this section

• Prerequisites
• Basic steps for creating a .hyper file
  • 1. Import the Hyper API library
  • 2. Start the HyperProcess
  • 3. Open a connection to the .hyper file
  • 4. Define the table(s)
  • 5. Create the table(s)
  • 6. Add data to the table(s)
  • 7. Close the connection and shutdown the HyperProcess
• Example: Creating an extract (Python)
• Update an existing extract file
• Example: Updating an extract (Python)

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