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The architecture

The basic Tableau-to-R, -Python, and -MATLAB architecture is quite simple: Tableau pushes data to RServe, TabPy, or MATLAB, respectively, and then retrieves the results. Naturally, whether you are viewing a workbook on Tableau Desktop or via Tableau Server, if you wish to run R, Python, and MATLAB calculations, then Rserve, TabPy, or MATLAB, must be accessible.

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For a proper understanding of the architecture, let's also look at the Tableau/R workflow. Terms used in the following screenshot, which you may be unfamiliar with, will be discussed in this chapter:

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