The CData Tableau Connector for Microsoft Office 365 is built on top of a JDBC driver. This section discusses how to install the connector, set up a data source, and connect from Tableau.

Installing the Connector

Installing the Connector describes how to install the CData Tableau Connector for Microsoft Office 365.

Connecting from Tableau

Configuring a Connection shows how to create a Microsoft Office 365 Data Source from Tableau's Connect To Server window.

Tableau Version Support

The connector supports Tableau Desktop 2020.1 or later and Tableau Prep 2020.4.1 or later. Versions between 2020.1 and 2020.3 of Tableau Desktop are supported via the legacy connector file (cdata.office365.legacy.taco) and versions 2020.3 and higher are supported using the modern connector file (cdata.office365.taco).

For older versions of Tableau, use the CData ODBC Driver for Microsoft Office 365 or the CData JDBC Driver for Microsoft Office 365 to connect.

Microsoft Office 365 Version Support

All hosted versions of Microsoft Office 365 are supported via the microsoft Graph API v1.0. Includes information accessible from 365 editions of Exchange/Outlook, Teams, Tasks, and OneDrive.