Working with Tableau

Tableau is business intelligence software that helps people see and understand their data. With the integration in Collibra Data Intelligence Cloud, you can see metadata from Tableau Server and Tableau Online in Collibra Data Catalog.

In this section, we describe how you can ingest Tableau metadata in Collibra Data Catalog and synchronize the metadata via the Data Catalog user interface.

Tip We have made available a new Tableau integration method that entails use of the lineage harvester, a standalone Java application. We recommend that you use the new method, which has numerous advantages; however, the following is true of the new integration method:
  • It is a cloud-only feature.
  • It is currently available only to customers who do not need to migrate existing Tableau assets to the new operating model.

  • The new Tableau operating model is only available in Collibra versions 2021.10 and newer.

We will soon make available a migration tool for those who would like to benefit from the new method, but need to migrate existing Tableau assets.


Important 
  • The development of new features and improvements to the Tableau integration via the Data Catalog user interface is discontinued.
  • The two Tableau integration methods—Tableau integration via the Data Catalog and the new integration method via lineage harvester—coexist, and you are free to use the method of your choosing.