Hi, Zaheer.  I want to make sure I fully understand.  You started by saying that you didn't want users to be able to download underlying data, just summary data.  However, further on it sounds as if you have determined that is not feasible and you instead want to trace (audit) when a user does download the underlying data.  Is that accurate?

HI Zaheer,

I remember that there is a workaround suggested by Mr.Andrew Macey in the following threadNeed to get number of download request to Tableau Server .Please look into the SQL file shared by him it might help you.

Hello Zaheer,

There is a Data dictionary for the accessible tables in the repository that could be helpful.

Check out the dictionary here

Data Dictionary

Thanks

Hi Zaheer,

Did you check the info which i posted . Is it is useful for you.

Hello zaheer ,

Did you check the response of Mr.Andrew Macey  in this thread Need to get number of download request to Tableau Server Andrew Macey

-- count of downloads in last 30 days broken down by workbook/datasource type and site name

SELECT  HT.name Object_Type,  HS.name Site_Name,  count(*)

FROM public.historical_events HE

LEFT JOIN public.historical_event_types HT ON (HE.historical_event_type_id = HT.type_id)

LEFT JOIN public.hist_sites HS ON (HE.hist_actor_site_id = HS.id)

where HT.name in ('Download Data Source','Download Workbook' )

and   HE.created_at >  now() - '30 day '::interval

group by HT.name, HS.name

Thank you for the topic Zaheer.

There is still not a way to track when users download PDFs, crosstabs, and full data, although it doesn't seem like it would be that difficult to add these types to the system already in place. I was hoping it had been added in v10.

The options discussed above will tell you when someone downloads an entire workbook or data source, which isn't the same thing at all. Very few people are able to do those tasks in our PRD system...it's the masses we have to keep our eye on (required healthcare monitoring).

There are two ideas on this topic you can vote on:

https://community.tableau.com/ideas/6692

https://community.tableau.com/ideas/6002#comment-23640

Has the ability to audit activities around downloads been added in v10?

We are being asked to report on the following for data downloads:

• Who downloaded
• What data was downloaded
• Query used to fulfill the request

Our security team wants to know that enough information can be provided by Tableau to recreate the download, if necessary. 

Thanks.