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Tableau V3 connection properties

When you set up a Tableau V3 connection, you must configure the connection properties.
The following table describes the Tableau V3 connection properties:
Connection property
Description
Connection Name
Name of the connection.
Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -,
Maximum length is 255 characters.
Description
Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
Type
Tableau V3
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks.
Tableau Product
The name of the Tableau product to which you want to connect.
You can choose one of the following Tableau products to publish the .hyper file:
Tableau Desktop
Creates a .hyper or TWBX files in the Secure Agent machine. You can then manually import the .hyper or TWBX files to Tableau Desktop and use the files to perform append or overwrite operation.
Tableau Server
Publishes the generated .hyper file to Tableau Server.
Tableau Online
Publishes the generated .hyper file to Tableau Online.
Authentication Method
The authentication method to connect to Tableau Server or Tableau Online.
Select one of the following methods:
  • - Username & Password. Uses your Tableau account user name and password to connect to Tableau Server or Tableau Online.
  • - Personal Access Token. Uses the personal access token and token secret from your Tableau account to connect to Tableau Server or Tableau Online.
Connection URL
The URL of the Tableau Server or Tableau Online where you want to publish the data extract file.
The URL has the following format:
http://<Host name of Tableau Server or Tableau Online>:<port>
User Name
The user name for the Tableau Server or Tableau Online account.
Password
The password for the Tableau Server or Tableau Online account.
Personal Access Token Name
The personal access token to connect to the Tableau Server or Tableau Online account.
Token Secret
The token secret associated with the personal access token to connect to the Tableau Server or Tableau Online account.
Site ID
The site name that points to a specific site on Tableau Server or Tableau Online where you want to publish the data extract file.
Contact the Tableau administrator to provide the site ID.
Schema File Path
The path of the data extract file required to import the Tableau metadata.
Enter one of the following options for the schema file path:
  • - Directory path for the .hyper files.
  • - Empty directory path.
    • When you provide the Tableau schema file path, the Secure Agent generates the .hyper file from the source object based on the data representation in the specified target directory.
    You can only specify an empty directory if you want to publish the .hyper file to Tableau Server or Tableau Online.
    When you do not specify a schema file path, the Secure Agent displays the projects and data sources that are present on Tableau Server or Tableau Online when you select the target object in the Object target properties.
    The Secure Agent uses the following default file path for the target .hyper file:
    <Secure Agent installation directory>/apps/Data_Integration_Server/<latest version>/main/bin/rdtm