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@Rahul Dhanola​ 

Hi, currently it is not possible. However you may use Hyper API or Pantab to run your python script and create an extract:

https://pantab.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

https://tableau.github.io/hyper-db/docs/

You may also create an idea for this:

https://community.tableau.com/s/ideas

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.

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Diego Martinez

Tableau Visionary and Forums Ambassador

Hi there Warren,

I've held off on answering this query as I was awaiting the official response from the Security Team. Tableau does not use the ZK Java Framework, therefore it is not affected.

Please see the official response from the team below:

"Due to the nature of our services, Salesforce may not comment or provide information to individual inquiries on potential vulnerabilities to the services. If a potential vulnerability has substantial impact on the services and requires a public statement, then this will be published in the security advisory section of the trust website: https://security.salesforce.com/security-advisoriesThe Salesforce incident response team monitors a wide range of public and private threat intelligence feeds and communities. This threat intelligence is processed in near-real time and leveraged in the following ways to detect and respond to threats:

• Detection: Relevant IOCs (indicators of compromise) are automatically distributed as new detection signatures to our security monitoring infrastructure.
• Hunting: Relevant IOCs are used to sweep our environment (and historical log data) for any suspicious artefacts or activity.
• Situational Awareness: Relevant threat intelligence is summarized and communicated to all members of the CSIRT.

When reported by vendors, vulnerabilities are entered into the salesforce central ticketing system and are assigned an internal vulnerability ranking according on the OWASP risk rating framework based on likelihood and impact (CVE). These issues are tracked through to resolution in accordance with company policy and industry best practice recommendations. The effectiveness of this process and its implementation has been assessed by a third party auditor as part of our SOC 2 audit performed every 6 months. Please refer “SOC 2 Report - Corporate Services” available from the Salesforce Security & Compliance Documentation Portal: https://compliance.salesforce.com/en/soc-2"

Quick update- It looks like in some scenarios, specifically when you are using a version of Prep that is valid, and has previously opened this file, and the file is saved on your local computer, You may be able to resolve this issue by Using 7.zip to extract the flow folder, and then re-zip the folder, changing the extension back to .tfl.  It looks like this has fixed a few scenarios. However, It looks like when the file is being kept on a shared drive, this is less likely to work, as the corruption is likely to be caused by a "blip" in the network while saving. Network drives are known for causing similar issues, and it's not something Tableau would be able to fix, as it's all about how the operating system and network handle the file transfer.

If you are saving your flow to a shared/network drive, Please keep a local copy as well so that you have a backup if something like this occurs!   Hopefully that helps someone!

Hmmm ... seems like they did change the one link which had been the same for most of the time.  Looks like this one will work:

Tableau Prep Builder Upgrade Page | Tableau Software

Which it looks like you have to scroll down a bit to hit the "What's New" section.   This has another link to this blog entry:

New in Tableau Prep Builder: Expanded connectivity with ODBC and easier flow organization | Tableau Software