The CData Tableau Connector for Amazon Marketplace 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 Amazon Marketplace.

Connecting from Tableau

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

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

Amazon Marketplace Version Support

The connector leverages the Amazon Marketplace API to enable bidirectional access to Amazon Marketplace Web Services (MWS) API and Amazon Selling Partner (SP) API.