Extract parameter fields from a TWB — extract_parameters • twbparser

Returns parameter columns (those with param-domain-type) and basic metadata, including a best-effort current value if present.

Usage

extract_parameters(xml_doc)

Arguments

xml_doc: An xml2 document for a Tableau .twb.

Value

A tibble with columns:

datasource: Datasource name.
name: User-visible caption or cleaned internal name.
tableau_internal_name: Internal Tableau name.
datatype: Tableau datatype.
role: Tableau role.
parameter_type: Tableau parameter domain type.
allowable_type: Underlying data-type (if present).
current_value: Current value if specified.
is_parameter: Always TRUE.
table: Raw table reference.
table_clean: Cleaned table name.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
xml <- xml2::read_xml("inst/extdata/sample.twb")
params <- extract_parameters(xml)
} # }