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Introduction to Tableau V3 Connector

Tableau V3 Connector provides connectivity between Data Integration and Tableau. You can integrate and transform data from sources, such as flat files, databases, and applications, to generate a .hyper output file.

When you connect to sources from Tableau, you have to rely on the speed of the underlying data sources. For faster turnaround, offline access, and sharing centralized data with multiple users, you can eliminate accessing other data sources directly from Tableau and use the portable .hyper file instead.

You can also create a Tableau packaged workbook (TWBX) and publish the generated TWBX file to Tableau.

A Tableau .hyper file contains data extracted from an external data source. The .hyper file is a high performance Tableau-specific file format with .hyper extension that is used to analyze huge amount of data sets quickly.

The .hyper and the TWBX files are compatible with Tableau products version 10.5 or later. Use the .hyper or the TWBX file in Tableau Desktop to visualize the data and identify patterns and trends. You can also use the Tableau V3 connection in mapping tasks to publish the .hyper or TWBX file directly to Tableau Server or Tableau Online.

You can switch mappings to advanced mode to include transformations and functions that enable advanced functionality.

Note: Informatica recommends that you use Tableau V2 Connector if you want to generate a .tde output file. For more information about using Tableau V2 Connector, see the Tableau V2 Connector documentation.