The CData Tableau Connector for Microsoft SharePoint 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 SharePoint.

Connecting from Tableau

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

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

Microsoft SharePoint Version Support

The connector supports all versions of Microsoft SharePoint that support the SOAP API. This includes: Windows SharePoint Services 3.0, SharePoint Server 2007+ (2010, 2013, etc.), and SharePoint Online. The connector models the custom lists of your SharePoint site as bidirectional tables; when you connect, the connector retrieves the metadata for these tables by calling SharePoint Web services. Supported authentication schemes are NTLM, Basic, Digest, Forms, Kerberos, SSO, STS (security token services), and SharePoint authentication cookies.