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Web Data Connector

Use HTML and JavaScript to connect to any web data source and use it in Tableau.

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With the Web Data Connector SDK, you can unlock a world of data that's available over the web. In addition to using the dozens of data connectors that are already available in Tableau, you can now create your own web data connector (WDC) that reads data from virtually any site that publishes data in JSON, XML, or HTML.

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Learn everything you need about how to create a WDC.

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Check out the sample WDCs in the SDK - they are open sourced on GitHub.

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Check out the WDCs that have already been created by the Tableau community

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Greg Dettmer in Web Data Connector2 days ago (Show more Show less)

Making variables global in WDC

Hello, I'm currently working on a WDC that's supposed to pull off project data from ppmroadmap.com. Each project entered on the website has specific milestones that I want to access, but the… (Show more Show less)

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Greg Dettmer (to Greg Dettmer) 2 days ago (Show more Show less)

EDIT: I figured it out... The issue was that $.getJSON calls are inherently asynchronous. If you're a novice Javascript editor like me, this means that code outside the $.getJSON response function…

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Bonnie Brown in Web Data Connector6 days ago (Show more Show less)

ARCGIS as a data source

Has anyone been able to connect to the ARCGIS SDE as a data source not as a layer for a map?

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Amit Naik in Web Data Connector6 days ago (Show more Show less)

Checking to see if there is already a web data connector for Broadsoft

Hello Community I am trying to visualize our call data which is hosted by Broadsoft. I found whether there is already a Web Data Connector created for the same ? Here is the link for a sample… (Show more Show less)

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Ioannis Zempekakis in Web Data Connector2 weeks ago (Show more Show less)

Web Data Connector

Hi, I have an issue that I need your help. Even though I follow all the steps from the Tutorial and the earthquakeWDC file works in the simulator, when I try to load it in Tableau it "loads"… (Show more Show less)

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Ioannis Zempekakis (to Patrick A. Van Der Hyde) 6 days ago (Show more Show less)

No actually I am not. I will download the Fiddler. Do you have any advice before use it?

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Adam Lacey in Web Data Connector2 years ago (Show more Show less)

Elasticsearch Connector

I've created a beta version of Web Data Connector to Elasticsearch. The connector is available for download at: mradamlacey/elasticsearch-tableau-connector · GitHub The connector supports the… (Show more Show less)

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Michael Simons (to Uma Shankar) 6 days ago (Show more Show less)

Uma Shankar Are you including full "http://"? Are you able to send a screenshot of the failure? I had the same issue but was only using localhost... without the http prefix. Thx

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David McClelland in Web Data Connector2 weeks ago (Show more Show less)

Help with JSONP connection

I'm trying to get a WDC set up, but unfortunately I've run into a CORS problem with downloading my data. I've been trying to use JSONP to get around the issue, but my Javascript skills are pretty… (Show more Show less)

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(to David McClelland) 7 days ago (Show more Show less)

Hi David, I personally do not have a ton of experience with the Tableau Desktop WDC, though we have a dedicated space for these questions on the Tableau Community, check it out here: Web Data…

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Re: Help with JSONP connection

patrick.byrne.0 mentioned Web Data Connector 7 days ago

Hi David, I personally do not have a ton of experience with the Tableau Desktop WDC, though we have a dedicated space for these questions on the Tableau Community, check it out here: Web DataPreview Hide preview

Nicolas Brisoux

in Web Data Connector2 years ago (Show more Show less)

List Of Community Created Web Data Connectors

Here is the list of the community created Web Data Connectors and the link back to their individual discussion thread. If you have a connector you would like to see here, please create a new thread… (Show more Show less)

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Stephany Palacios (to William Watkins) 1 week ago (Show more Show less)

I have the same problem with my connection to facebook, it takes too long to load data, what could be happening?

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Tom W mentioned Web Data Connector 1 week ago Show mention context Hide mention context

Re: Importing road maps to Tableau?

Tom W mentioned Web Data Connector 1 week ago

Tableau is only able to make calculations based off the data you give it. It's mapping engine is not like google maps. You would need to calculate driving distances in an external tool and thenPreview Hide preview