Tableau
Web Data Connector
Cinchy exposes a Tableau Web Data Connector that provides access to Cinchy Saved Queries as data sources in Tableau. Tableau versions 2019.2+ are supported.
An active internet connection is required in order to use the Web Data Connector.
Pre-requisites
To get started, you must add a record into the Integrated Clients
table in the Cinchy
domain with the below values.
Column | Value |
Client Id | tableau-connector |
Client Name | Tableau |
Grant Type | Implicit |
Permitted Login Redirect URLs | |
Permitted Logout Redirect URLs | |
Permitted Scopes | Id, OpenId, Email, Profile, Roles |
Access Token Lifetime (seconds) | 3600 |
Show Cinchy Login Screen | Checked |
Enabled | Checked |
Connecting From Tableau
Launch Tableau
Under
Connect
->To a Server
select theWeb Data Connector
optionEnter the URL from the
Permitted Login Redirect URLs
field on theIntegrated Clients
record created under the Pre-requisites section aboveThe Cinchy login screen will appear, enter your credentials
Select one or more queries to add to your data set. The result of each query will be available as a Table in Tableau. If a query has parameters, you will be prompted to provide the parameter values before you can add it to your collection.
Click the Load button
The Cinchy query results will now be accessible for you to create your visualization.
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