A Tableau Next Consultant needs to explicitly define an inner join between two data objects...

A Logical View is the correct feature when the consultant needs to combine multiple data objects through an explicitly defined join and expose the resulting structure as a single reusable semantic object. Salesforce defines a logical view as a data object that combines multiple underlying objects using joins or unions rather than standard semantic relationships. The resulting logical view can then participate in relationships, calculated fields, metrics, and other semantic definitions as though it were an ordinary data object.

This distinction is fundamental. A standard relationship keeps the participating objects logically separate and describes how Tableau Semantics should traverse between them during query generation. It does not materialize their joined structure into one abstract semantic object. A Calculated Insight is used for more advanced Data 360 calculations and aggregations and does not represent the semantic-model join construct required here.

When configuring a Logical View, the consultant defines the participating objects, join criteria, join type—including an inner join when required—and appropriate cardinality. Correct join and cardinality configuration prevents duplicate or missing analytical results.

References/Topics: Data Setup - > Tableau Semantics - > Logical Views - > Joins - > Cardinality.

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