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The consultant should modify the metric definition in the underlying semantic model. Tableau Next metrics are semantic-layer objects. Salesforce defines a metric as a business KPI derived from one or more measures together with a date field, and metrics are built from semantic models.

Therefore, selecting which date dimension governs the metric's time trend is part of the metric's semantic definition rather than dashboard presentation logic. The dashboard consumes the governed metric; changing the dashboard would not correct the authoritative metric definition.

Option B is also inappropriate. Data Lake Objects and Data Model Objects define the underlying physical/logical data available in Data 360. Because the correct date field already exists in the semantic model, there is no requirement to modify the underlying DLO or DMO. The problem lies specifically in which existing semantic field the metric uses for its temporal definition.

This reflects a central Tableau Next architectural principle: reusable analytical business logic—including metrics, calculations, temporal semantics, and contextual definitions—should reside in Tableau Semantics, while dashboards remain downstream consumption and presentation layers.

References/Topics: Data Setup - > Semantic Models - > Metrics - > Measure and Date Field Configuration.

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Zero Copy Data Federation is the correct architectural approach because it allows Tableau Next and Data 360 to work with Snowflake-hosted data without creating a separate duplicated dataset. The Snowflake tables remain in the source platform while the federation layer exposes them for governed analytical use. This directly addresses both storage-cost concerns and the compliance risk associated with maintaining synchronized copies.

Option B would move the data into Salesforce custom objects through an integration flow, which creates another persisted copy and increases synchronization and governance overhead. Option C also creates replicated data through scheduled batch processing and therefore violates the stated requirement to avoid duplication. Zero-copy access keeps the source system authoritative while making the dataset available for semantic modeling and Tableau Next analysis.

The important architecture pattern is federation rather than extraction: connect Snowflake, expose the required federated data objects, apply the necessary governance, and then build the Tableau Next semantic layer over those objects. This minimizes data movement while preserving analytical accessibility.

References/Topics: Data Setup - > Data 360 - > Snowflake - > Zero Copy Data Federation - > Tableau Next.

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The most likely cause is that the consultant used Copy Link in a way that shared the dashboard's default state rather than preserving the interactive filter state that was applied during analysis. A standard dashboard link can reopen the asset without carrying the sender's temporary filter and selection context, which explains why the colleague sees an unfiltered dashboard.

Option A is incorrect because dashboard views can be shared; the problem is the type of link or view state being shared, not a blanket prohibition on sharing filtered analysis. Option C is also incorrect because there is no separate permission category whose purpose is specifically to display filters contained in a shared dashboard view. The recipient still needs ordinary access to the dashboard and its underlying governed data, but permissions do not explain why the filters disappeared.

For exam purposes, remember the distinction between sharing the dashboard asset itself and sharing the user's current analytical state. When identical filter context matters, the consultant must use the mechanism that preserves that current view rather than a generic/default asset link.

References/Topics: Visualizations and Dashboards - > Dashboard Sharing - > Copy Link - > Filtered View State.

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A Data Stream Object (DSO) is the output associated with streaming data ingestion in this question. Streaming ingestion is designed to continuously accept incoming records from a connected source and represent that stream in Data 360 so downstream processing and analytics can work with newly arriving data with minimal delay.

A Data Lake Object is used as a persisted data-layer object for broader ingestion and storage scenarios, while a Semantic Model is a downstream analytical abstraction that defines business-friendly measures, dimensions, relationships, metrics, and other semantic logic. Neither option describes the streaming-ingestion output requested by this item.

The exam distinction is to keep the ingestion pipeline separate from the semantic layer. Streaming data first enters through the streaming/data-stream construct, where the Data Stream Object represents the incoming stream. That data can then participate in downstream mapping, modeling, and Tableau Next analytics. The semantic model does not serve as the raw ingestion target; it consumes prepared and governed data structures to provide analytical meaning.

References/Topics: Data Setup - > Streaming Data Ingestion - > Data Stream Objects.

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