How to Build a Tableau Web Data Connector with OAuth
October 22, 2022 - Tableau, Web Data Connectors
Let's go through some of the most asked about topics for a WDC like using OAuth and handling CORS errors by building a sample WDC for Reddit.
Create Custom Charts with the Extensions API
November 8, 2021 - Extensions API, Tableau
Ever wanted to build a complex chart in Tableau but didn't want to re-learn trigonometry to do? In this tutorial I'll show you how you can use the power of JavaScript visualization libraries and the Tableau Extensions API to build out custom charts!
How To Add Live API Data to Your Dashboards with Analytics Extensions
October 2, 2021 - Analytics Extensions, Tableau
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to bring up-to-date stock data into your Tableau dashboard using Analytics Extensions to augment your data analysis.
Quick Copy Extension
July 25, 2021 - Extensions API, Tableau
The process of simply copying information can be tricky in Tableau. This extension makes it really easy for end-users to quickly grab the information they need.
A Quick Tableau Data Source Mapper
July 13, 2021 - Automation, Tableau
Have you ever opened a massive Tableau workbook with multiple data sources and had no clue which sheets use which sources? Here's a quick tool that you can use to map out data sources and the worksheets that use them!
Snippets for Popular Extensions API Patterns
May 17, 2021 - Extensions API, Tableau
There are a few popular combinations you'll use when building a dashboard extension. This is a list of my most popular snippets that combine methods into useful code starters!
Use Pipedream and Twilio to Get Texts About Tableau Server Events
May 11, 2021 - Automation, Tableau
With Tableau Server/Online webhooks you can get notified of events any way you choose! With services like Pipedream connecting Tableau Server to other services, like Twilio, is a breeze!
How to Build a Basic Tableau Web Data Connector
April 30, 2021 - Tableau, Web Data Connectors
The most important step when using Tableau is bringing in data for analysis. In this tutorial I'll show you one way to bring web-based data into Tableau with a Web Data Connector.
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Heyo, I'm Keshia! 👋🏾 Professionally I'm a Sr. Dev Evangelist at Fingerprint, but in my free time, I love building little web apps and helping people solve problems. Keep coming back to my blog to see whatever random thing I'm working on lately, whether it's scraping useful data, automating work tasks, or overengineering my next audiobook selection.
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