You can use this Snap to write data files to the Tableau server.
This Snap Pack has been implemented against & verified with the 9.1 version of Tableau server.
To use this Snap, the Tableau libraries must be available on the Windows-based Snaplex nodes. This means that the Tableau server must have been installed on the server and be available to the Snaplex process. Where the Tableau server has not been installed, any attempted use of the Snap will cause exceptions to be thrown, error messages will be generated.
Select this checkbox to ignore server-side certificate checks and bypass security while establishing connection to Tableau.
Default Value: Not selected
Snap Execution
Dropdown list
Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap, and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime.
Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data.
Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.
Default Value: Execute only Example: Validate & Execute
Example
The following example Pipeline shows how to write data in a Tableau data source using the Tableau Write Snap:
In the Pipeline execution:
A File Reader Snap provides the Fielding.csv file data to a CSV Parser Snap, which is then provided as an input to the Tableau Write Snap:
The Tableau Write Snap specifies the data source, TableauWrite, and the Project, Test, where the Fielding.csv file data is written:
Successful execution of the Snap shows the following preview. A successful execution in Tableau is notified with return_code: "0":
Troubleshooting
Error
Reason
Resolution
"tabcmd not found"
Thetabcmd file is not picked up by the JCC path.
Installtabcmdin one of the folders that is available in the JCC's PATH.
To view the available folders in the JCC PATH:
Navigate to jetty.log; if it does not exist then navigate tojcc_output.log. The system launches the PATHvariable; you can view the folders available in that path.
You can provide an absolute path to tabcmd file in one of the folders available in the jcc’s path for a Linux machine.
Install the tabcmd file in one of the folders.
Accept the End User License agreement.
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Release
Snap Pack Version
Date
Type
Updates
August 2023
main22460
Stable
Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.
May 2023
433patches21835
Latest
The TDE Formatter and Tableau Write Snaps from the Tableau Snap Pack are deprecated. Contact support@snaplogic.com, if your existing pipelines use Snaps from the deprecated Snap Pack.
May 2023
main21015
Stable
Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.
February 2023
main19844
Stable
Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.
November 2022
main18944
Stable
Updated and certified against the current SnapLogic Platform release.
August 2022
main17386
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.29
main15993
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.28
main14627
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.27
main12833
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.26
main11181
Stable
Added the following Tableau Snaps to support hyper extract files for Tableau 10.25 and later versions.
Hyper Formatter: Converts the incoming documents to Tableau hyper extract format and sends the output (extract) to the binary output view.
Hyper Parser: Parses Tableau hyper extract files and converts them to a document format.
Hyper Write: Creates a hyper file in a temporary location (local disk) for incoming documents and publishes it to Tableau Server/Online without packaging it into a data source.
4.25
425patches10994
Latest
Fixed an issue with Tableau REST Snap where the Snap was not able to filter or route the output data shows either duplicate records or incorrect results.
4.25
main9554
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.24
main8556
Stable
Fixed an issue when updating user information in the Tableau REST Snap by not overwriting the site ID or user ID if the entries already exist.
Behavioral Change
In the 4.23 release, the Tableau REST Snap had a defect where it used site ID and user ID from the Tableau Account even if the selected REST operation required a site ID and/or user ID from the input document. This issue is fixed in the 4.24 release, so that the Snap uses values for the said IDs from the input document when available. Since this fix changes the Snap behavior, it is possible for production Pipelines to fail after the 4.24 release. Hence, you need to reconfigure the Tableau REST Snap using the site ID and user ID values from the input document.
4.23
main7430
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.22
main6403
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.21
snapsmrc542
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.20
snapsmrc535
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.19
snaprsmrc528
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.18
snapsmrc523
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.17
ALL7402
Latest
Pushed automatic rebuild of the latest version of each Snap Pack to SnapLogic UAT and Elastic servers.
4.17
snapsmrc515
Latest
Added the Snap Execution field to all Standard-mode Snaps. In some Snaps, this field replaces the existing Execute during preview check box.
4.16
snapsmrc508
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.15
snapsmrc500
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.14
snapsmrc490
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.13
snapsmrc486
Stable
Enhanced Tableau Snap Pack to support Tableau version 10.5 (Server version), this includes support for refresh task related REST API calls in the Tableau REST Snap.
4.12
snapsmrc480
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.11
snapsmrc465
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.10
snapsmrc414
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.9
snapsmrc405
Stable
Extended the support for Tableau 9 and 10 REST Snap to access the TDE files on S3 (using theIAM role on the Snap Account).
Support extended for Tableau 10.1 server version.
Updated the Snap account with the properties, XML Schema URL and API version (other).
Updated the Snap account with Access Key ID, Secret Key and IAM role to support access to files on S3.
Tableau REST Snap extended support to access the TDE files on S3.
4.8
tableau92770
Latest
Addressed an issue where the TDE Formatter threw a Field conversion failed error.
4.8
snapsmrc398
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.7
snapsmrc382
Stable
Upgraded with the latest SnapLogic Platform release.
4.6
snapsmrc362
Stable
Enhanced to support chunking when publishing large files for the Tableau 9&10 REST Snap.
Enhanced error reporting when fields are improperly mapped from input Tableau 9&10 REST Snap.
Enhanced error handling to appropriately route errors in the Tableau 9&10 Write Snap.
Enhanced error handling to appropriately route errors in the Snap for the TDE Formatter Snap.
Extended the TDE Formatter Snap support for Linux Snaplexes.
Doc Enhancement: Examples added to Tableau 9 Snap documentation.
Resolved an issue in Tableau REST Snap that caused failures when publishing workbook and datasources.
Resolved an issue in TDE Formatter and Tableau REST Snap that cause errors on Windows Groundplex.
Resolved an issue in Tableau REST Snap that only made available 100 entries of datasource.
4.5.1
tableau91634
Latest
Initial release of the Snap Pack with Tableau 9&10 REST, Write and the TDE Formatter Snaps.