After publishing a workbook containing device layouts to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud, the dashboard or view appears blank, or different than the view appeared when viewed in Tableau Desktop.
Alternate layouts can be added by mistake, or vary from the "Default" layout in Tableau Desktop. If this is the case, and you view the published workbook on that device specific to that layout, the workbook will appear different from the way it looked in Tableau Desktop when viewed in Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud. This only occurs if the actual content is different in that layout when compared to the default views layout of content (For example, blank or missing some views).
As described in the below picture, the "Desktop" layout is different than the "Default" layout, and contains no content. Therefore, when it is published to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud, and viewed on a Desktop machine, the view will appear blank. The Tableau Desktop view with content accidentally removed or different:
After clicking the Default view option, you will see the default view or dashboard in Tableau Desktop normally:
After the workbook is published to Tableau Server or Online, the Desktop view is the view that Tableau Serve or Tableau Cloud defaults to, and appears blank as a result. If the content is different in that view, it appears different or is missing content such as filters or data in Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud depending on which device is used to view it.
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