The tap-tableau Meltano extractor pulls data from Tableau that can then be sent to a destination using a loader.

Getting Started #

Prerequisites #

If you haven't already, follow the initial steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Install Meltano
  2. Create your Meltano project

Installation and configuration #

Using the Command Line Interface #

  1. Add the tap-tableau extractor to your project using meltano add : 

    meltano add extractor tap-tableau
  2. Configure the settings below using meltano config .

Next steps #

Follow the remaining steps of the Getting Started guide:

  1. Select entities and attributes to extract
  2. Add a loader to send data to a destination
  3. Run a data integration (EL) pipeline

If you run into any issues, learn how to get help.

Capabilities #

Settings #

tap-tableau requires the configuration of the following settings:

These and other supported settings are documented below. To quickly find the setting you're looking for, use the Table of Contents at the top of the page.

Server URL (server_url) #

URL for your Tableau server

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-tableau set server_url <server_url>

export TAP_TABLEAU_SERVER_URL=<server_url>

API Version (api_version) #

Version of the REST API to use

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-tableau set api_version <api_version>

export TAP_TABLEAU_API_VERSION=<api_version>

Site URL ID (site_url_id) #

Site ID if not main or using Tableau Online

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-tableau set site_url_id <site_url_id>

export TAP_TABLEAU_SITE_URL_ID=<site_url_id>

Personal access token name (personal_access_token_name) #

API access token name

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-tableau set personal_access_token_name <personal_access_token_name>

export TAP_TABLEAU_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_NAME=<personal_access_token_name>

Personal access token secret (personal_access_token_secret) #

API access token secret value

How to use #

Manage this setting using meltano config or an environment variable: 

meltano config tap-tableau set personal_access_token_secret <personal_access_token_secret>

export TAP_TABLEAU_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=<personal_access_token_secret>

Looking for help? #

If you're having trouble getting the tap-tableau extractor to work, look for an existing issue in its repository, file a new issue, or join the Meltano Slack community and ask for help in the #plugins-general channel.

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