The CData Tableau Connector for CSV 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 CSV.

Connecting from Tableau

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

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

CSV Version Support

The connector models local CSV files and remote CSV APIs as bidirectional tables. In addition to processing CSV data, the connector also abstracts authentication, HTTP, and SSL/TLS: The major authentication schemes are supported, including HTTP Basic, Digest, and NTLM. The connector also facilitates connecting to data sources that use the OAuth authentication standard.