Prerequisites for Connecting to Tableau Server

These prerequisites should be taken into consideration before moving on to:

1. Define Whether Your Tableau Server Has Secure Connection

Define whether your Tableau server has secure connection

Define what type of protocol is used to connect to your tableau server:

  • http://
  • https://

2. Make Sure Tableau's REST API Is Enabled

Make sure that XML API is enabled

1.  Enter the data below on the Command line to verify whether the XML API is enabled

https://your-tableau-server.com/auth?format=xml

2. If you receive this result, the REST API is enabled

3. If you receive a 'This site can't be reached' message, the REST API is disabled. Please see Tableau API Guide for more.

3. Trusted Authentication

If the Trusted Authentication is set up at your Tableau server, you should define your Metric Insights instance's IP or Host name as "trusted". Follow the link to get step-by-step instructions on how to do it.

4. Certificates for Mutual SSL Authentication

In case your connection to Tableau server uses Mutual (or two-way) SSL authentication, Enable Mutual SSL Authentication from Tableau Plugin.

5. TLS Parameter for API Communication

A new parameter, tlsVersion, can be used for troubleshooting TLS issues. The default value is TLSv1.2.

The value needs to match the TLS version on the server.

To configure the parameter, go to the Plugin Config page. See instructions in Configure Plugin Parameter Values.