Overview
Tableau is the BI + analytics platform from Salesforce. The Automize Tableau connector covers workbooks, views, data sources, users, sites, jobs.
- Regions: Tableau Cloud (multi-region) or Tableau Server (self-hosted).
- Plans: Per-user enterprise.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: Bearer Token.
- Tableau → My Account → Personal Access Tokens → Create.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → Tableau. Paste token name + secret + server URL + site.
Find your credentials at https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/security_auth_pat.htm.
Rate limits
Per-site.
Data model
BI primitives:
Site ─┬─ Projects (folders)
├─ Workbooks ─── Views (sheets)
├─ Data Sources
├─ Users + Groups
└─ Jobs (extract refreshes)Available operations
8 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Get Workbook | General | Get workbook details |
| List Data Sources | General | List data sources |
| List Jobs | General | List background jobs |
| List Sites | General | List all sites on the server |
| List Users | General | List users on a site |
| List Views | General | List all views on a site |
| List Workbooks | General | List all workbooks on a site |
| Refresh Data Source | General | Trigger a data source refresh |
Operations
Get Workbook
Get workbook details
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text | |
Workbook Id workbook_id | Yes | text |
List Data Sources
List data sources
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text |
List Jobs
List background jobs
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- Background jobs (refreshes, encrypts).
List Sites
List all sites on the server
No input parameters.
List Users
List users on a site
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text |
List Views
List all views on a site
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text |
List Workbooks
List all workbooks on a site
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text |
Tips
- Filter by project, owner.
Refresh Data Source
Trigger a data source refresh
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Site Id site_id | Yes | text | |
Datasource Id datasource_id | Yes | text |
FAQ
- Tableau Cloud vs Server vs Public?
- Cloud: SaaS. Server: self-hosted. Public: free hobbyist. Connector targets Cloud + Server.