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We want to use the data on a Power BI report and want track user Usage, Tableau active License etc. Alot of that data is on the Admin Insight project and would love to have that data in excel or csv type on a monthly bases. I know you can export the PDF but not in csv or excel. Is there a way?

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  1. Jun 4, 2024, 8:59 PM

    @Frank Lupercio​ 

    Hi, you may create a Tableau Prep flow to export (write back) the published datasources to a MS SQL database or a supported database:

    a. Create a flow

    @Frank Lupercio​ Hi, you may create a Tableau Prep flow to export (write back) the published datasources to a MS SQL database or a supported database:a. Create a flowb. Add an Output Stepc.b. Add an Output Step

    imagec. Add a Connection

    imaged. Save and run your flow. If needed add more or the Admin Insights in the same or separate flows.

     

    If this post resolves the question, would you be so kind to "Select as Best"?. This will help other users find the same answer/resolution and help community keep track of answered questions. Thank you.

     

    Regards,

     

    Diego Martinez

    Tableau Visionary and Forums Ambassador

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Hi Team,

We have a JavaScript-based web application where Tableau dashboards are embedded and launched based on user interaction.

 

Current behavior:

  • User clicks on the “ABC” tab
  • A specific Tableau dashboard is launched

New requirement:

 

We need to dynamically determine which dashboard is launched based on the logged-in user’s role:

  • If the user has Role A → launch “ABC” dashboard
  • If the user has Role B → launch “XYZ” dashboard

Important constraint:

 

This logic must be handled entirely within Tableau (Tableau Server/Cloud or embedding capabilities). 

We cannot implement or modify this logic in the web application layer (JavaScript).

 

Expected behavior:

  • Only one click on the “ABC” tab
  • No intermediate/landing dashboard
  • No additional navigation inside Tableau
  • Dashboard should open directly based on user role

Question:

 

Is there any way in Tableau to dynamically switch the target dashboard/URL at runtime based on the logged-in user’s role, without relying on application-side logic?

 

Are there any Tableau-native approaches (e.g., user functions, permissions, site roles, row-level security, or embedding configurations) that can support this behavior?

 

Note:

POC already implemented: 

 We have attempted a proof of concept using Dynamic Zone Visibility (DZV):

  • Both dashboards are placed within the same workbook
  • Each dashboard is embedded in separate containers
  • Visibility is controlled using user-based logic

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2 answers
  1. May 13, 10:24 PM

    It is possible through dynamic zone visibility. you need to set up a calculation which assigns a value (number) to the group your user A or B belong to. Like Manager or Employee group.  

    Say Manager group is assigned value 1 and employee group Value 2. manger sees Dashboard A and Employee see Dashboard B. Put Both Dashboards in separate containers  inside another dashboard and then use this Boolean calculation to operate in DZV mode.  

    Value=1 and set it up in dashboard under Layout to control visibility.  

    what will happen, Manager logs in value is set to 1 he sees Dashboard A. 

    When employee logs in the calculation turns false as Value=2 and it not equal to 1 so Employee will see Dashboard 2. Try. :-) 

     

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I have a Prep flow which I am editing and attempting to publish to our server, however I the publishing fails with the error "Error publishing flow to Tableau Server." I don't believe the error has anything to do with the edits I've made, as I have also attempted to download the existing flow from the server and re-publish it (with no changes made), and I receive the same error message. In other words, I have previously published this exact Prep flow without issue, but now it will not publish. It's a rather large prep flow, which is why I prefer to edit it on the desktop application (I am on the latest Prep version, 2026.1.1, Windows). How can I resolve this issue?   

1 answer
  1. May 19, 4:12 PM

    @Eric H

     

    Hi, I think this a release problem.  Currently the most up to date release of Tableau Server is 2025.3, so publishing from Prep 2026.1.1 may represent a compatibility problem (you are trying to publish a flow built in a newer release to an older release). 

     

    What would I recommend you? 

    Obtain the prep conductor relase of your server (

    https://yourserver.com/api/3.8/serverinfo

     

    As an example, with tableau cloud: 

    https://online.tableau.com/api/3.8/serverinfoHi, I think this a release problem. Currently the most up to date release of Tableau Server is 2025.3, so publishing from Prep 2026.1.

    Download the tableau prep builder release that matches your tableau prep conductor release: 

    https://www.tableau.com/support/releases/prep

     

     

    Then edit your flow in the supported Tableau Prep Builder Release and try to publish the flow again. 

     

    If this post resolves the question, would you be so kind to "Accept this Answer"?. This will help other users find the same answer/resolution and help community keep track of answered questions. Thank you. 

     

    Regards, 

     

    Diego Martinez 

    Tableau Visionary and Tableau Ambassador

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Hi! 

Since the Snowflake Key Pair enrollment, we have deprecated every user via password. 

 

This change has made that a Tableau Flow we have is constantly failing because the credentials, so we are trying to update them as Key Pair or Oauth, but when updating it takes forever. 

 Help with the Snowflake connection using Tableau Flow

Also, on the connections settings, we can only set up this connection via user and password.   

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How can we resolve this? 

 

For more context, this flow connects our internal company hierarchy data with the tableau metadata (access, events, favorites...) to analy every department acceses and usage, so, if there are any workaround to tableau flow, I'm also glad to know it! 

Thank you very much in advanced!   

 

EDIT: 

I'm trying to log using password (but with MFA), but this error appears and I don't know where to add the passcode :( 

 

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3 answers
  1. May 19, 1:28 PM

    @Arturo Fernández Santos

     

    Hi, When using key pair authentication, creating connections ->datasources/workbook/flows or editting connections datasources/workbook/flows directly from Tableau Cloud is not possible. 

     

    To use snowflake key pair authentication with Tableau Cloud, you must use the desktop aplications (Tableau Prep Builder, Tableau Desktop). 

     

    a. Add your key pair to your account settings: 

    https://help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/snowflake_key_pair_auth.htm

     

     

    b. Open your flow, make sure to use the key pair authentication using the same key pair you have stored in your account settings. 

     

    c. When publishing, make sure to embed credentials, and select the key pair you have stored in your account settings. 

     

    You may upvote

    @Nate Laning

    idea about this: 

    https://ideas.salesforce.com/s/idea/a0B8W00000QeoSrUAJ/add-snowflake-key-pair-option-to-tableau-cloud-web-authoring

     

     

    If this post resolves the question, would you be so kind to "Accept this Answer"?. This will help other users find the same answer/resolution and help community keep track of answered questions. Thank you. 

     

    Regards, 

     

    Diego Martinez 

    Tableau Visionary and Tableau Ambassador

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Hey all,     some of the users are experiencing issue with header rendering in charts. It just dont render. when I check the console I have 500 internal server error https://10az.online.tableau.com/vizql/tilecache/20A...7F7BEB40A5-0:0/9100/b9c0...ffca6236c321...fb56d/views.3896...0944_25662..26925.uleft.0.0.webp?=1779..0290Z2&:site:...    Is there a way how to fix it or is it Tableau Cloud bug?     

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  1. Yesterday, 6:26 AM

    It can be only fixed by support. May be wait for some time and if the team is aware, it'll be fixed.

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Tableau is able to connect successfully using the old password and even using a PAT as long as the user is a Legacy user type in Snowflake. However, once we convert the same user to a SERVICE user type in Snowflake, Tableau starts reporting connection errors while editing the connection. Despite this, Snowflake logs show the connection as successful, which is confusing.

 

To validate this, we created a new data source using the same SERVICE credentials and PAT, and the connection worked perfectly. We were able to retrieve data without any issues. Even more strangely, for an existing data source that shows a failure when editing the connection using a PAT (via the three dots outside the data source), if we instead edit the entire data source from inside Tableau and update it with the SERVICE PAT, it works fine. This inconsistent behavior strongly points to a Tableau-side issue, possibly related to caching or how Tableau handles user types.    Has anyone experienced this before or might know a solution to this?   

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Hi Team, 

 

I am a Tableau Engineer designing an enterprise-level dashboard architecture for a client with multiple brands. I would like to consult on technical feasibility and a specific cross-site embedding issue we are facing. 

 

[Current Scenario & Requirements] 

 

Main Site: The core client has a primary Tableau Cloud site (Site A) and a centralized web portal. 

 

Brand Expansion: The client wants to create completely separated Tableau Cloud sites for their individual sub-brands (Site B, Site C, etc.) for data isolation and independent governance. 

 

The Goal: The client wants to embed dashboards from these disparate sub-brand sites (Site B, C) into the single portal hosted/authenticated primarily via the Main Site (Site A) environment, so users can view multiple brands' dashboards from one single pane of glass. 

 

[Technical Issue Encountered] 

 

Success Case: When I embed dashboards that belong to the same Tableau Cloud site as the portal's session context, it renders perfectly. 

 

Failure Case: When I try to embed a dashboard originating from a different Tableau Cloud site (e.g., trying to render Site B's viz while authenticated on Site A's domain context), the viz fails to load, showing an "

prod-kr-a.online.tableau.com

에서 연결을 거부했습니다." error message. 

 

[Questions for Support] 

 

Does Tableau Cloud natively support embedding visualizations from multiple different sites/pods into a single web application page simultaneously? 

 

Looking forward to your expert guidance. 

 

Best regards, 

 

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How to do the enterprise level setup of Tableau MCP with Claude. Say if I have 200 claude licenses do I need to do configuration on all those 200 devices for the same site in order to have my MCP client running? @tableau AI

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Is there a way to identify what workbooks/users are taking advantage of using the extensions that we have whitelisted? 

 

We currently have 4 dashboard/Viz  

and 1 Analytics Extensions. 

 

#Tableau Cloud

1 answer
  1. Jan 12, 10:04 PM

    Hi,@David Kutylowski

     

    In Tableau Cloud, there isn’t an easy or built-in way to see which workbooks or users are using whitelisted Dashboard / Viz / Analytics Extensions via the UI or Admin Insights. This information is generally not exposed in standard admin views, so identifying usage that way can be difficult.

     

    The most practical option is the Tableau Metadata API, which can help identify which workbooks reference specific extensions, though user-level details are limited and Analytics Extensions may require additional log correlation.

     

    So while it may be possible with APIs, tracking extension usage in a simple way is currently quite limited in Tableau Cloud.

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