Tableau Parameters (Mandatory and Optional)
When you create a Tableau Data Source, along with other settings, you need to define mandatory (Server and Site ID) and optional Tableau parameters.
[Release 6.x]: 'Remote Data Collector' renamed to 'Remote Data Processor'
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Parameters Description
Tableau Parameter |
Variable Namе |
Description |
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1 |
Tableau Server |
:server |
This is a server address variable.
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2 |
Site ID |
:site |
This is a site name variable.
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3 |
Auth Method |
:authMethod |
This variable sets the authentication method during the connection to the Tableau server
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4 |
Private Key Passphrase |
:clientKeyPassword |
Define the passphrase for the keyStore password in this variable.
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5 |
Force refresh cache |
:forceRefresh |
This is a Boolean variable (true / false).
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6 |
Key Store Path |
:keyStore |
Enter a path to keyStore on your virtual machine. |
7 |
Key Store Password |
:keyStorePassword |
Here you can specify password to keyStore. |
8 |
Maximum iterations for single data fetch |
:maxNumberOfFetches |
Configuring this variable will help prevent Tableau server overload.
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9 |
Primary Date Format |
:primary_date_format |
Enter date format if you want to teach plugin how to handle it (e.g. primary_date_format=MMM YY). |
10 |
Project List (Comma-Separated) |
:project |
Enter project names (comma-separated) to narrow the list of projects (e.g. project=Tableau Samples, default)
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11 |
Trust Store Path |
:trustStore |
Here you can specify the path to store with trusted SSL certificates. |
12 |
Trust Store Password |
:trustStorePassword |
Here you can specify the password from store with trusted SSL certificates. |
13 |
Use Custom Views |
:useCustomViews |
This is a Boolean variable (true / false). |
14 |
Validate SSL Certificates |
:verifySSLCerts |
This is a Boolean variable (true / false).
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