54 lines
2.0 KiB
Plaintext
54 lines
2.0 KiB
Plaintext
|
[role="xpack"]
|
||
|
[testenv="platinum"]
|
||
|
[[sql-client-apps-tableau-desktop]]
|
||
|
=== Tableau Desktop
|
||
|
|
||
|
Use the {es} JDBC driver and dedicated {es} Tableau Connector to access {es} data from Tableau Desktop.
|
||
|
|
||
|
IMPORTANT: Elastic does not endorse, promote or provide support for this application; for native Elasticsearch integration in this
|
||
|
product, please reach out to its vendor.
|
||
|
|
||
|
[[sql-client-apps-tableau-desktop-prereqs]]
|
||
|
==== Prerequisites
|
||
|
|
||
|
* https://www.tableau.com/products/desktop[Tableau Desktop] 2019.4 or later
|
||
|
* {es-sql} <<sql-jdbc, JDBC driver>>
|
||
|
* https://www.elastic.co/downloads/tableau-connector[{es} Connector for Tableau]
|
||
|
|
||
|
[[sql-client-apps-tableau-desktop-load-data]]
|
||
|
==== Load data
|
||
|
|
||
|
First, move or download the JDBC driver to the Tableau Desktop drivers directory:
|
||
|
|
||
|
* Windows: `C:\Program Files\Tableau\Drivers`
|
||
|
* Mac: `/Users/[user]/Library/Tableau/Drivers`
|
||
|
|
||
|
Move the {es} Connector for Tableau to the Tableau Desktop connectors directory:
|
||
|
|
||
|
* Windows: `C:\Users\[Windows User]\Documents\My Tableau Repository\Connectors`
|
||
|
* Mac: `/Users/[user]/Documents/My Tableau Repository/Connectors`
|
||
|
|
||
|
Launch Tableau Desktop. In the menu, click **More...** and select **Elasticsearch by Elastic** as the data source.
|
||
|
|
||
|
[[apps_tableau_desktop_from_connector]]
|
||
|
[role="screenshot"]
|
||
|
image:images/sql/client-apps/apps_tableau_desktop_from_connector.png[Select Elasticsearch by Elastic as the data source]
|
||
|
|
||
|
In the **New connection** modal, enter the information for your {es} instance, and click **Sign In**.
|
||
|
|
||
|
[[apps_tableau_connect]]
|
||
|
[role="screenshot"]
|
||
|
image:images/sql/client-apps/apps_tableau_desktop_connect.png[Sign in]
|
||
|
|
||
|
In the main window, select your {es} instance as the **Database**. Then select a table to load.
|
||
|
|
||
|
[[apps_tableau_prepare]]
|
||
|
[role="screenshot"]
|
||
|
image:images/sql/client-apps/apps_tableau_desktop_prepare.png[Select a table to load]
|
||
|
|
||
|
Finally, generate a report.
|
||
|
|
||
|
[[apps_tableau_report]]
|
||
|
[role="screenshot"]
|
||
|
image:images/sql/client-apps/apps_tableau_desktop_report.png[Generate a report]
|