Export Properties: Tableau Server/Cloud

Export Location

Data Source Name

The name of the data source. This will be the name that will be displayed on the server.

Site

The site in to which you are logging. 

If the server has multiple sites and you are logging in to a site other than the default site, the target site must be identified.

This setting is optional.

Server Address

The server in which Tableau Server is installed.

• If the server is in your local network, you can use http://localhost.

• If the server uses SSL, you must specify https:// in the server name (e.g., https://<servername>).

• If the server is using a port other than the default (i.e., 80), the port must be specified (e.g., http://altrtableauserver.com:1000).

This setting is required.

The authentication method to apply when signing into Tableau Server/Cloud. 

This setting is required.

If you are exporting to Tableau Server, you can select either Username/Password or Personal Access Token, depending on how the server was set up.

If you are exporting to Tableau Cloud, you must select Personal Access Token.

Tokens may expire depending on the settings of the Tableau site. Reach out to your system administrator if you need new tokens.

Username/Token Name

Your username/token name for logging in to the server.

This setting is required.

Password/Token Value

Your password/token value for logging in to the server.

This setting is required.

If the Use password/token file option is selected, you must specify the path to your password/token file.

Proxy Address

The HTTP proxy server and port (host:port) in to which you are logging.

This setting is optional.

Path to TABCMD

The path to the tabcmd utility. This setting is required.

This path can only be edited via the Server > Tableau Server sub-tab of the Application Default Settings dialog.

Publish Type

The action to take if the table you are publishing already exists in the server:

• Overwrite

• Append

• Replace

Filter

This setting specifies which filter, if any exist, to apply to the table when it is exported.

When All Filters is selected as a filter option, exports will automatically be named according to the file name.

Sort

When file exists

The action to take if the file you are exporting to already exists in the export location specified:

• Overwrite

• Skip