Tableau lineage configuration

Last updated: Apr 15, 2025

To import lineage metadata from Tableau, create a connection, data source definition and metadata import job.

To import lineage metadata for Tableau, complete these steps:

Creating a data source definition

Create a data source definition. Select Tableau as the data source type.

Creating a connection to Tableau

Create a connection to the data source in a project. For connection details, see Tableau connection.

Creating a metadata import

Create a metadata import. Learn more about options that are specific to Tableau data source:

Include and exclude lists
External inputs

Include and exclude lists

You can include or exclude assets up to the workbook level. Provide projects and workbooks in the format project/sub-project/workbook. The whole input is evaluated as a regular expression. Assets which are added later in the data source will also be included or excluded if they match the conditions specified in the lists. Example values:

myProject/: all workbooks in myProject
myProject2/.*: all workbooks in myProject2
myProject3/myWorkbook1: myWorkbook1 from myProject3
myProject4/myWorkbook[1-5]: any workbook in myProject4 with a name that starts with myWorkbook and ends with a digit between 1 and 5
myProject4/mySubProject/myWorkbook[1-5]: any workbook in myProject4 and mySubProject nested within it, with a name that starts with myWorkbook and ends with a digit between 1 and 5".

External inputs

You can add whole exported Tableau workbooks as external inputs. The file can have the following structure:

[project_name] - Arbitrary nested folder structure of project folders.
 [workbook].twb - A file with the workbook.
 [workbook].twbx - A file with the workbook.
 [workbook].tds - A file with the workbook data source.
 [workbook].tdsx - A file with the workbook data source.