Tableau
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Euno integrates with Tableau, ingesting its metadata to enhance data observability and support proactive measures such as shift-left practices. By providing valuable insights into the data structure and usage patterns within your Tableau environment, Euno enables more informed decision-making and efficient data management.
Euno's Tableau integration supports auto-discovery of the following Tableau resources and sub-resources:
Tableau workbook
Tableau data sources
Published data source
Embedded data source
Tableau Custom SQL
Tableau Views
Tableau Dashboards
Tableau Fields
Measures
Dimensions
Tables
To ingest metadata from Tableau, you will need:
Tableau Server Version 2021.1.10 and newer.
Tableau Metadata API (if already enabled please skip to 3):
Ensure the Tableau Metadata API is enabled.
This is enabled by default on Tableau Cloud.
For Tableau Server, follow by Tableau.
Tableau Credentials: Euno authenticates as a Tableau individual user. The Euno user would require a with the role or higher - an already existing user with same or higher permissions can be used.
Open the Sources page.
Select Add New Source and choose Tableau from the available options.
Name*
Enter a name for your Tableau source (e.g., "Tableau - Financial Reports").
Connection URL*
Provide the Tableau server URL
Site*
Specify the Tableau site name
Token Name*
Enter the name of your Tableau access token.
Token Value*
Input the secret value of your token.
Enable the Schedule option.
Choose:
Weekly: Set specific days and times.
Hourly: Define the interval in hours (e.g., every 8 hours).
Immediate Cleanup: Remove resources not detected in the most recent successful source integration run.
No Cleanup: Keep all resources indefinitely, even if they are no longer detected.
Click on the 'Advanced' section to display these additional configurations.
Override URL for Link
Add a custom URL if required.
Skip SSL Verification
Enable this option to skip SSL checks
Project pattern
Use a regular expression to allow or exclude specific projects, for example, ".*" will include/exclude all projects.
Click the Save button to complete the setup.
It is recommended to setup observing Tableau Impression data. Follow this guide Tableau Impression Data Setup.
In Tableau, generate a new a personal access token with a (PAC) with the . Once the token has been created, copy the secret. Note: Users must set the expiration of the token, which can be a maximum of one year. In addition, if the token is not used for 15 days, it will expire.
To keep your data relevant and free of outdated resources, Euno provides automatic resource cleanup options. These settings determine when a resource should be removed if it is no longer detected by a source integration. For a detailed explanation on Euno's cleanup strategies, see: .
