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ping.li in Extensions API1 week ago (Show more)

'tableau is not defined' when I try to call function in Tableau Extension API JavaScript from React Component

Good Morning, I am new to the React and appreciated anyone can help me. I am trying to call initializeAsync() in componentWillMount() from React Component, but it gives me the reference errors.… (Show more)

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Keshia Rose

(to ping.li) 4 hours ago (Show more Show less)

Along with the index.html reference, as shown above, I include window. before tableau in my projects. ex: window.tableau.extensions.initializeAsync(). Take care, Keshia

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Enrico Franchini in Extensions API5 days ago (Show more)

Multiple extensions initialization

We've created a custom extension which, by default, sets a parameter on the last month and then listens to the parameter change. We need to include it in all (or almost all) dashboards of our… (Show more)

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Enrico Franchini (to Geraldine Zanolli) 1 day ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Geraldine, Thanks for the reply. In all the tutorials and the examples I have seen, the extension initialization is always called in document ready $ (document) .ready (function () { …

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thr_aarti06 in Extensions API6 days ago (Show more)

how to Export data in excel format after clicking the export button using API

Hi Experts, I have a requirement in my project where when a client clicks the export button the file should download in excel format and should save in a sharing path by default. How can we… (Show more)

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Michael Gillespie

(to thr_aarti06) 6 days ago (Show more Show less)

Tableau does not export in .xlsx format, only CSV. If you want to do this, you will need to use an extension.

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Tom Smith in Extensions API2 weeks ago (Show more)

Can I access server functionality such as downloading as PDF from an Extension?

I would like to build an extension that Prints (as in from a printer, not to screen) all sheets on a dashboard. Currently, I can click download, select as pdf, etc, etc 100 clicks later it prints. … (Show more)

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Keshia Rose

(to Naveen V) 1 week ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Naveen, If you save the workbook with the parameter set to (All) it will remain that way when you publish. If you are seeing otherwise then you probably have the "Automatically reset values on…

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Vijayakumar Krishnan in Extensions API1 week ago (Show more)

Export data to .csv format

Hi Experts, We have taken the leverage from Extensions Gallery Export to Excel extension and implemented it in our dashboards. We have many dashboards which have dataset ranges from medium to… (Show more)

Vijayakumar Krishnan in Extensions API1 month ago (Show more)

Load marks selection based on different sheet selection not working

My First Post, I have initialized the extensions in my JS file and then looping the sheets available in the Dashboard to get its name. I want to switch the sheet selections on the dashboard and get… (Show more)

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Vijayakumar Krishnan (to Keshia Rose) 1 week ago (Show more Show less)

Dear Keshia, The idea which you lighted with had helped me out to resolve the issue. Now the extension which i developed has capability to fetch corresponding marks on different sheets from…

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ping.li in Extensions API1 week ago (Show more)

How to use Tableau Extension AP JavaScript file in React component?

I have created React project via create-react-app, where and how to declare and use Tableau Extension API - tableau.extensions.1.latest.js in the React component? From extensions-api/Main.js at… (Show more)

Christopher Kalwa in Extensions API2 months ago (Show more)

Data-driven parameter: format dates?

I am using the data-driven parameters extension by Tableau to update a date parameter. Is there anyway to format the date? By default it is fixed to "yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn". I was able to remove the… (Show more)

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Keshia Rose

(to Christopher Kalwa) 2 weeks ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Christopher, I decided to add the new features as a version 2! Looks like the issues were around old settings and they were fixed with resetting the configuration so you should be good to go…

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jerry.mathew.0 in Extensions API7 months ago (Show more)

Date Update Extensions

Hi, Has anyone had experience implementing the date update extensions in Tableau? There's 2-3 of them. I've used the Data Updater one and it works great but there is one issue I am running… (Show more)

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suraj Gutta (to jerry.mathew.0) 3 weeks ago (Show more Show less)

Hello Jerry, I've the same issue, am updating the date parameter manually everyday to get the subscriptions, Please let me know if you find any solution or alternative for this. Thnak you,…

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leela chaitanya in Extensions API10 months ago (Show more)

Is it possible to translate data on dashboards to another language using Tableau Extensions API?

I've created one dashboard and it's source data is in english language Now i would like to translate it into french or some other language using Extensions API of tableau. When user select the… (Show more)

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Karla Wagner

(to Grant Erasmus) 3 weeks ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Grant, That would be great! My Product Manager, Miyuki Bishop will send you an email to coordinate. The Tableau Product Internationalization Team is very interested in finding out more so we can…

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