5 Connect Tableau to a database using DBeaver Proxy Driver
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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 Tableaus 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

    see Tableau JDBC documentation.

  6. Click Sign In to establish the connection.