Tableau

Tableau is a data visualization and analysis tool used to create charts, graphs, maps, dashboards, and stories.

Asset Types Fetched

• Users, Application Settings

Before You Begin

Authentication Methods

• User Name and Password, OR
• API Token and Secret

APIs

Axonius uses the following APIs:

• Tableau REST API Samples
• Users and Groups Methods API
• Authentication Methods API

Required Permissions

To fetch Users, you must be a server administrator or site administrator.

To fetch Application Settings:

• The Fetch application settings advanced setting must be enabled.
• Required permissions and API endpoints per setting:

Supported From Version

Supported from Axonius version 4.6

Connecting the Adapter in Axonius

Required Parameters

1. Tableau domain or IP Address - The hostname or IP address of the Tableau server. For Tableau Cloud, the server address in the URI must contain the pod name, such as 10az, 10ay, or us-east-1

2. The API version (default: 3.8) - The API version to connect to.

3. Either of the following pair of credentials:

   • User Name and Password - The credentials for a user account that has the permissions to fetch assets.
   • Token Name and **Token Secret **- An API Key and Secret associated with a user account that has permissions to fetch assets. For information on how to obtain a token, see Tableau: Tools, REST Basics, and Sign In.

Optional Parameters

1. The URL of the site to sign in to - The URL of the site. Leave blank for Onprem Tableau instances. This value is contained in the URL for Cloud. (i.e. https://prod-useast-a.online.tableau.com/#/site/sitename/ )

2. Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.

3. HTTPS Proxy (optional) - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

4. HTTPS Proxy User Name (optional) - The user name to use when connecting to the value supplied in Host Name or IP Address via the value supplied in HTTPS Proxy.

5. HTTPS Proxy Password (optional) - The password to use when connecting to the server using the HTTPS Proxy.

To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

Advanced Settings

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Note

Advanced settings can either apply for all connections for this adapter, or you can set different advanced settings and/or different scheduling for a specific connection, refer to ​Advanced Configuration for Adapters.

1. Fetch groups for each user - Select whether to fetch groups for each user.
2. Fetch users from all sites - Select this option to fetch users from all sites.
3. Fetch application settings - Select this option to fetch Application Settings.

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To learn more about Adapter Configuration tab advanced settings, see Adapter Advanced Settings.