How to Connect a Tableau Source

Connecting Tableau using PAT

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Written by Adi Cohen
Updated over a week ago

Click "Manage Sources" tab located at the bottom of the left sidebar:

Or, use the shortcut "Handle sources" in the Dashboard tab:


Once you select Tableau from the list of sources, you’ll be asked to enter user credentials.


To connect Tableau to Rupert, you'll need using a personal access token (PAT).

Paste the token name in the "USER" field and the token secret in the "PASSWORD" field.

❗Make sure to connect your Tableau site using a personal access token of a user with a site administrator role. This is how Rupert provides insights and statistics related to users' activity.


ℹ️ Read more about how to connect a data source, see Create a connection to a BI tool source for the first time

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