Tableau

You can integrate with Tableau Cloud or Server to map the dependencies between Tableau objects and data pipelines.
Sifflet search includes all Tableau assets.

To connect to Tableau, you need Tableau admin credentials.
The main steps are the following:

1. (for Tableau Server only) Enable Tableau Metadata API for Tableau Server.
2. Personal Access Token: Generate a token for Sifflet's access to Tableau's API.
3. Add the Tableau token in Sifflet.

1. (Tableau Server Only) Enable Tableau Metadata API for Tableau Server

The Metadata API is installed with Tableau Server but disabled by default. You can enable it by following Tableau's documentation here.

2. Personal Access Token

1. Connect to Tableau with an account with at least the "Site Administrator Explorer" role.

2. Go to My Account Settings.
3. In the Settings tab, find the following option:

4. Once you choose the token name, click Create new token.

⚠️ Warning: As prompted on Tableau, the information is shown only once. Save the "Token Name" and "Token Secret" somewhere safe.

By default, the token expires after 1 year (see Tableau's doc).

3. Add the Tableau Data Source in Sifflet

1. Create the Tableau credential that Sifflet will use to connect:

   • Go to Integrations > Credentials.
   • Click New credential.

• Information required:
  • Name of the credential.
  • The credential format is the following:

{"user":"Token name","password":"Token Secret"}

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Make sure to use the above format

Double-check that you have introduced both the user and password parameters, instead of simply pasting the Token Secret.

2. Add the Tableau data source:
   • Go to Integrations > Sources.
   • Click New source.
   • Information required:
     • Name of the data source.
     • Site: your Tableau site. Leave empty if your Tableau environment is using the Default Site (more information here).
     • Host: your Tableau host.
     • Secret: choose the newly created credential.

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How to get your Site and Host information

Connect to your Tableau account.

• If the URL is similar to this: https://dub01.online.tableau.com/#/site/sitename123
  • the Site is sitename123
  • the Host is https://dub01.online.tableau.com
• Otherwise, if the URL is similar to this https://abcde.com/#/home, it means your Tableau environment has the Default site. Then on Sifflet:
  • Leave the Site empty
  • the Host is https://abcde.com

Sifflet Insights Browser Extension

Sifflet Insights browser extension supports the following Tableau asset types:

• Views