An analyst plots delivery outcomes as a shape mark, mapping a Status dimension with the members On Time, Delayed, and Lost. Marketing has supplied three branded icon images saved as PNG files, and the analyst wants each status to draw using its matching custom icon rather than the built-in shapes. Where must the analyst place the image files so Tableau lists them as an assignable shape palette?
- AInside a new subfolder of the My Tableau Repository Shapes folder, after which the shapes appear as a selectable palette in the Edit Shape dialog. Correct
- BInside the workbook's Data pane by dragging each PNG onto the Status field so the images bind to its members.
- CInside the My Tableau Repository Datasources folder so the icons travel with the connection metadata.
- DInside the operating system's default pictures library, which Tableau indexes automatically for any available shape.
Why A is correct: Tableau scans subfolders of the Shapes folder in My Tableau Repository, so dropping the PNGs into a named subfolder and reloading shapes exposes them as a custom palette that members can be assigned to.
Why B is wrong: Dragging images onto a field is not a supported action and the Data pane does not host shape assets, so this does nothing; custom shapes live in the repository, not the Data pane.
Why C is wrong: The Datasources folder holds connection files, not imagery, and Tableau never reads shapes from it, so the icons would never appear in the Edit Shape dialog.
Why D is wrong: Tableau only reads shapes from its own Shapes folder, not the system pictures library, so files placed there are invisible to the shape picker.