Hello Jerry,

I have moved this to the Extensions API area of the forums.  Have you found a solution or still in need of assistance?

Patrick 

Hi Jerry,

This is something we have heard from a couple people and are currently working on a solution but it probably won't be out for a while.

Take care,

Keshia

Hi Keshia!

So as you told that the solution won't be out for a while, Do we have any workaround for that until then?

As I Experienced that when I'm publishing my report and subscribing it I'm not able to get the latest date but I'm viewing it in Tableau online then it is showing the latest date that too for the time when i'm viewing the report as soon as i come out it again gets to the date for which i published my report.

Also i have used Date parameter.

Regards

Kashish Bhola

Hi Kashish,

It depends on what you need the parameter for, if you just need it to always be equal to today and don't need any end-user interaction then you can create a calculation with TODAY() and use that in your other calculations. If you need the parameter to update to today and still allow end-user interaction you may need to take a more programmatic approach and update the workbook every day, example: Tableau Hack: How to have a Dynamic Date Parameter in Tableau? - Buttigieg.org. One other idea would be to have a separate parameter that determines whether you use the date parameter control for your calculations or use just TODAY() in your calculations, then you would be able to let end users control the dates and still default to today upon opening.

Take care,

Keshia

Hi Keshia,

Do you have any idea of the timescale for a release of a fix for this subscription + extension problem?  Will it be a general solution, i.e. allow extensions to finish updating parameters and/or filter before taking the subscription snapshot?

Is there any sort of known issue id that I can follow in relation to this problem?

Regards

Hi Christian,

No, there is no current timeframe for this fix however this thread is tagged in the issue, when it is fixed we will update you here.

Take care,

Keshia

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,

Suraj Gutta.

Jerry, you could use the biztory extension https://extensiongallery.tableau.com/products/26

However, Keshia Rose , I am experiencing the same behaviour reported by Jerry, not only in the Date updater but also in the Data Driven Parameter Extension.

Keshia Rose, does Tableau know about the behaviour on these extensions when using suscriptions (Date Updater and Data Driven Parameter)?, do you know if there will be a solution?

Thanks.

Diego Martinez

www.modux.co

Hi Diego,

There is no current timeframe for this fix. This thread is tagged in the issue, and when it is fixed we will update you here.

Take care,

Keshia

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Hi Keshia,

Any updates regarding the timeline on this? Experiencing the same issue

I'm in the same boat - could really use an extension that updates to latest month (first day of month) but it's currently saying there aren't any date parameters in my workbook when there clearly are.

This is a real hindrance.

Extensions are great.

Subscriptions are great.

It's a real bummer that they don't work when used together!

I really hope this gets prioritized somehow.

Some good news coming in our current 2020.1 Beta, we will soon have dynamic parameters where you can set the default based on a calculation!! Sign up for our Beta program to try it out!! https://prerelease.tableau.com/