EMPOWERING BUSINESS USERS TO DO MORE
Tableau Extensions right in your dashboard
DATA REFRESH IN ACTION
The video below demonstrates the Data Refresh Extension
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
The Data Refresh Extension is available for a free trial. We want to make sure you see the value in the extension before you purchase.
Implementation Steps
Download Free Trial
Create Custom Login Details
Purchase Full Extension from the Store
OTHER TABLEAU EXTENSIONS WE OFFER
A Sankey Diagram is a visual representation of a flow of one set of variables to another. It places emphasis on major transfers within a system, helping locate dominant contributions to the overall flow of multivariate processes.
Allow business users to understand the metrics that are on a dashboard, regardless of which business department they are in. It provides an overview of the terms used with descriptions as well as providing commenting functionality.
Is important for identification of individual processes & relationships between them. It helps users understand detrimental elements of core business operations and provide insights necessary for correction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tableau extensions are supported on Tableau Desktop, Tableau Server, and Tableau Online.
Minimum Tableau version requirements for using extensions:
- Tableau Desktop 2018.2 and later
- Tableau Server 2018.2 and later
- Tableau Online
Download the free trial or purchase the extension. From this point, from this point, locate the .trex file on your computer and open it using Tableau. After placing it in desired dashboard(s), new users will be required to sign up first. After logging in, you will be able to use the extension within your Tableau dashboard(s).
For more information on how to add Tableau extensions into dashboard(s), please visit the following link: https://tableau.github.io/extensions-api/docs/trex_getstarted.html
Each Tableau extension consists of a manifest file (.trex). These manifest files contain metadata instructions on how to connect to the respective extension in the cloud, there’s no code or logic written inside of them. They’re also the only thing needed to start using extensions within Tableau environment. By placing the extension into the dashboard(s) as an object, a user initiates the follow-up authentication phase, which is critical in order to start using the extension.
For more information about .trex files, please visit this link: https://tableau.github.io/extensions-api/docs/trex_overview.html
For some of our extensions, there is little to no customisation and additional development needed. The Sankey Diagram, Data Refresh and Process Analysis extensions are immediately downloadable (and free to trial for 14 days).
However, the What-if Analysis and Business Glossary extensions require customisation specific to individual clients. If you’re interested in any of these two, please get in touch with us first to discuss relevant details needed for their customisation.