Tableau connection

To access your data in Tableau, create a connection asset for it.

Tableau is an interactive data visualization platform.

Supported products

Tableau Server 2024 and Tableau Cloud

Create a connection to Tableau

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

Hostname or IP address
Port number
Site: The name of the Tableau site to use
For Authentication method, you need either a username and password or an Access token (with Access token name and Access token secret).
SSL certificate (if required by the database server)

For Credentials and Certificates, you can use secrets if a vault is configured for the platform and the service supports vaults. For information, see Using secrets from vaults in connections.

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project: Click Assets > New asset > Prepare data > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a deployment space: Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog: Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add data assets from the connection

See Add data from a connection in a project.

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) compliance

This connection can be used on a FIPS-enabled cluster (FIPS tolerant); however, it is not FIPS-compliant.

Tableau setup

Restriction

You can use this connection only for source data. You cannot write to data or export data with this connection.

Running SQL statements

To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the Run Initial SQL for the correct syntax.

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Parent topic: Supported connections