Tableau Desktop

Prerequisites

The connector supports Tableau Desktop 2020.1 or later. For earlier versions of Tableau Desktop, use either the CData ODBC Driver or JDBC Driver for CData Connect instead.

Install the Connector

After the prerequisites are satisfied, complete the following steps to install the connector:

Download and run the CData setup.
Follow the instructions in the "Register The Connector" section to enable the connector in Tableau Desktop.

Register the Connector

If you are using Tableau Desktop 2020.3 then no additional steps are required. The connector setup copies the connector to the right location automatically.

For earlier versions of Tableau Desktop, complete the following steps:

Find your Tableau repository. Your repository is usually located in your documents folder with the name My Tableau Repository.
Go to the lib folder in the connector install directory. This is typically either C:\Program Files\CData\CData Tableau Connector for CData Connect 2023\lib or /Applications/CData Tableau Connector for CData Connect 2023/lib depending upon your platform.
Copy the cdata.connect.legacy.taco file into the Connectors directory within your Tableau repository.

Note that the exact names of the My Tableau Repository and Connectors directories depend upon your system language settings.

Files Installed by the Connector

The setup attempts to register both the driver and the connector with your Tableau install. By default it copies the driver JAR file into either of these locations:

Windows: C:\Program Files\Tableau\Drivers
MacIntosh: /Users/myuser/Library/Tableau/Drivers

It will also attempt to copy the connector TACO file into one of these locations. The exact path will depend upon your platform language settings:

Windows: C:\Users\myuser\My Tableau Repository\Connectors
Mac: /Users/myuser/Documents/My Tableau Repository/Connectors

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