afv-library/skills/tableau-next-semantic-model-generate

Tableau Next Semantic Model Generate

Build and enrich Semantic Data Models on Salesforce Data 360, powering the Tableau Next semantic layer. Author an SDM from scratch — create a model on an existing DLO/DMO, add data objects, and join them with model-level relationships — or enrich an existing SDM with calculated fields, dimensions, and metrics.

Quick Start

# 1. Discover available SDMs
python scripts/discover_sdm.py --list

# 2. Inspect SDM structure
python scripts/discover_sdm.py --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward --json

# 3. Create calculated field
python scripts/create_calc_field.py \
  --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward \
  --type measurement \
  --name Win_Rate_clc \
  --label "Win Rate" \
  --expression "SUM([Won_Count]) / SUM([Total_Count])" \
  --aggregation UserAgg

# 4. Create metric referencing the calculated field
python scripts/create_metric.py \
  --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward \
  --name Win_Rate_mtc \
  --label "Win Rate" \
  --calculated-field Win_Rate_clc \
  --time-field Close_Date \
  --time-table Opportunity_TAB_Sales_Cloud

What This Skill Does

• Discover — List SDMs and inspect objects, fields, and relationships
• Build an SDM from scratch — Create a model on an existing DLO/DMO (anchor + incremental), add data objects, and join them with model-level relationships
• Create calculated fields — Add custom business logic (measurements and dimensions)
• Create metrics — Build time-based KPIs for Tableau Next dashboards
• Validate — Check Tableau expressions and structural payloads before POSTing

Out of scope: creating DLOs/DMOs, data streams, DLO→DMO mapping, and logical views (UI-only).

When to Use

Use this skill before building Tableau Next dashboards when you need:

• Custom business logic (win rates, conversion rates, weighted pipelines)
• Categorical dimensions derived from other fields
• Reusable metrics across multiple dashboards
• Standardized business definitions on the semantic layer

Scripts

All scripts live under scripts/ and share library modules from scripts/_shared/. Verify the layout with:

python scripts/_shared/verify_paths.py

Prerequisites

• Salesforce CLI (sf) authenticated to a Data 360-enabled org with semantic model access
• Python 3.8+ with the requests library (pip install -r scripts/requirements.txt)
• jq for JSON parsing

Quick setup:

export SF_ORG=myorg
export SF_TOKEN=$(sf org auth show-access-token --target-org $SF_ORG --json | jq -r '.result.accessToken')
export SF_INSTANCE=$(sf org display --target-org $SF_ORG --json | jq -r '.result.instanceUrl')

Common Use Cases

Create a Win Rate Metric

# Step 1: Create calculated field
python scripts/create_calc_field.py \
  --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward \
  --type measurement \
  --name Win_Rate_clc \
  --label "Win Rate" \
  --expression "SUM([Won_Count]) / SUM([Total_Count])" \
  --aggregation UserAgg

# Step 2: Create metric
python scripts/create_metric.py \
  --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward \
  --name Win_Rate_mtc \
  --label "Win Rate" \
  --calculated-field Win_Rate_clc \
  --time-field Close_Date \
  --time-table Opportunity_TAB_Sales_Cloud

Create a Metric with Breakdown Dimensions

python scripts/create_metric.py \
  --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward \
  --name Revenue_by_Region_mtc \
  --label "Revenue by Region" \
  --calculated-field Total_Revenue_clc \
  --time-field Close_Date \
  --time-table Opportunity_TAB_Sales_Cloud \
  --additional-dimension "Region:Opportunity_TAB_Sales_Cloud" \
  --additional-dimension "Industry:Account_TAB_Sales_Cloud"

Create a Categorical Dimension

python scripts/create_calc_field.py \
  --sdm Sales_Cloud12_backward \
  --type dimension \
  --name Deal_Size_Category_clc \
  --label "Deal Size Category" \
  --expression "IF [Amount] > 100000 THEN 'Large' ELSEIF [Amount] > 50000 THEN 'Medium' ELSE 'Small' END"

Next Steps

After enriching the semantic layer:

• Build visualizations — Reference your new calculated fields when authoring Tableau Next visualizations
• Build dashboards — Reference metrics in Tableau Next dashboard KPI widgets

Documentation

See SKILL.md for complete documentation including:

• Discovery workflow
• Calculated field patterns
• Metric design best practices
• Tableau function reference
• Common errors and fixes

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