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Connect Tableau to a database using DBeaver Proxy Driver

Note

This feature is available in Enterprise and Team editions only.

To connect Tableau to a database via the DBeaver Proxy Driver, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Before you start, ensure you have:

  • A Tableau account.
  • Tableau Desktop installed.
  • DBeaver Proxy Driver enabled on your CloudBeaver server.
  • An API access token generated. See Token generation for details.

Steps

  1. In Tableau’s main menu, go to To a Server -> More.
  2. In the window that opens, select Other Databases (JDBC).
  3. Enter the JDBC URL, choose the database dialect, and enter your database username and password. Example JDBC URL: 
    jdbc:dbeaver-upd:your-domain.com:443:Shared:postgres-jdbc-194f450b17f-63a1de2f34b44deb
  4. To use the API access token, create a .properties file and add the following line: 
    dbeaver.token=value

  5. Place the .properties file and all Proxy Driver .jar files in the Tableau/Drivers folder.

    Note

    For more details on using JDBC drivers in Tableau, see Tableau JDBC documentation.

  6. Click Sign In to establish the connection.