DSA Cloud AD is DataSelf's fully hosted (cloud based) solution for Automatic Distribution of Tableau views and dashboards.
DSA AD and DSA Cloud AD runs DataSelf reports & dashboards on a schedule and distributes the output by email. Reports and dashboards can be filtered so that 'customized' reports can be sent to individual recipients from one master version of a report.
Requirements
DSA AD & DSA Cloud AD requires:
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Tabcmd.exe. Appropriate version of the Tableau utility tabcmd.exe. The version of Tabcmd.exe that matches the version of Tableau Web server that AD is automating.
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Tabcmd.exe can be downloaded without restriction from Tableau.
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Access & credentials to Tableau Web server.
Tableau Web can be hosted on a different server on the internet. -
Ability to run Microsoft Powershell.
(Powershell is installed by default on Microsoft Windows Servers.) -
After Feb 2021 - copy of ETL+ on a local server. (Uploads Report & Distribution Commands tables)
NOTES:
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Tableau Desktop is not required.
Tableau Desktop is only helpful when creating Tableau reports that can be automated with DSA AD.
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