The CData Tableau Connector for Google Analytics 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 Google Analytics.

Connecting from Tableau

Configuring a Connection shows how to create a Google Analytics 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.googleanalytics.legacy.taco) and versions 2020.3 and higher are supported using the modern connector file (cdata.googleanalytics.taco).

For older versions of Tableau, use the CData ODBC Driver for Google Analytics or the CData JDBC Driver for Google Analytics to connect.

Google Analytics Version Support

The connector supports both Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4 APIs. The connector provides a relational view of the Google Analytics profiles in your Google account or across your Google Apps domain. The connector includes tables that contain often-used dimensions and metrics as columns; additionally, you can customize the table schemas or write your own to combine any valid set of dimensions and metrics. The connector exposes the columns available through the Google Analytics Management API (Universal Analytics), the Google Anlytics Core Reporting API (Universal Analytics), the Data API (Google Analytics 4) and the Admin API (Google Analytics 4). You must enable these APIs by creating a project in the Google Developers Console. See "Connecting to Google Analytics" for a guide to creating a project and authenticating to the APIs.