Tableau Input Tool
Tableau Input Tool
Tableau Input reads data from Tableau to Designer. See Tableau to learn about known limitations. More information about Tableau can be found on the Tableau Help site.
Important
This tool is not automatically installed with Designer. To use this tool, download it from the Alteryx Marketplace.
Sign In to Tableau
Tableau Input comes with standard authentication using Username and Password, and extended authentication using Personal Access Token.
To schedule your workflow, we recommend selecting the Personal Access Token authentication method and entering the details of your personal access token. Create personal access tokens in Tableau’s My Account Settings and enter the details when you sign into the Tableau Output tool.
USERNAME and PASSWORD
In Authentication Method, select Username/Password.
Enter Server URL, Site, Username and Password.
If you are using Tableau Server On-Premises and you would like to use the default site, you have to leave Site blank.
Select Connect.
PERSONAL ACCESS TOKEN
In Authentication Method, select Personal Access Token.
Enter Server URL, Site, Token Name and Token Secret.
If you are using Tableau Server On-Premises and you would like to use the default site, you have to leave Site blank.
Select Connect.
Enter Local Output
You may select Local Input to read data from a HYPER file on your machine. This option doesn’t require any authentication. In Path, enter the full path of the destination file.
Select Data Source
Select the Project. You can filter by Favorites or Owner.
Selecting a project filters the data source to those available in the selected project.
Due to Tableau’s API, Designer flattens the projects into a single list.
Select the Data Source. You can filter by Favorites, Tags, or Owner.
Warning
You can only search in full names, so you need to provide 'datasource name' instead of just 'name'.
Select Input Option
Tableau Input can read data from data sources created with Tableau Output. We don’t guarantee compatibility with data sources created with Publish to Tableau Server or by other means.
Mapping Tableau Input Data Sources
Tableau Input allows you to read data from up to 3 tables in 1 data source at the same time. In the Options tab, enter each table name into 1 out of the 3 output anchors available.
Data sources with only 1 table have the table name table1 by default.
Data sources with more than 1 table have custom table names. To view the names, select or edit the data source in Tableau.