After Installing the Connector you can connect and create a Data Source for data in Streak.

Setting Up a Data Source

Complete the following steps to connect to the data:

1. Under Connect | To a Server, click More....
2. Select the data source called Streak by CData.
3. Enter the information required for the connection.
4. Click Sign In.
5. If necessary, select a Database and Schema to discover what tables and views are available.

Using the Connection Builder

The connector makes the most common connection properties available directly in Tableau. However, it can be difficult to use if you need to use more advanced settings or need to troubleshoot connection issues. The connector includes a separate connection builder that allows you to create and test connections outside of Tableau.

There are two ways to access the connection builder:

• On Windows, use a shortcut called Connection Builder in the Start menu, under the CData Tableau Connector for Streak folder.
• You can also start the connection builder by going to the driver install directory and running the .jar file in the lib directory.

In the connection builder, you can set values for connection properties and click Test Connection to validate that they work. You can also use the Copy to Clipboard button to save the connection string. This connection string can be given to the Connection String option included in the connector connection window in Tableau.

Use the BASIC Authentication standard to connect to Streak. BASIC Auth requires the authenticating user to interact with Streak using the browser. The connector facilitates this in various ways as described below.

Authenticate a Streak Account

A (BASIC) authentication key must be created for your Streak account.

• If Streak hasn't been fully installed, navigate to the Streak website and click Add to Chrome at the top of the page. Install the extension. Note that Google Chrome and Safari are the only browsers supported by Streak.
• In your Gmail inbox, click the Streak icon at the top of the page for a dropdown, and select Integrations.
• Under Integrations, navigate to Streak API section.
• Select Get API Key to retrieve the API Key from Streak.
• Set the ApiKey connection property to the retrieved API Key to connect to data.

Next Step

See Using the Connector to create data visualizations.