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title: "Creating a Tableau Connector | v8.4+"
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The Certero connector for Tableau uses the Tableau APIs to connect and retrieve data from Tableau Online. 

## **Enabling API access within Tableau **

Create a Connected App in Tableau 

A Connected App must be created in Tableau to allow the Certero connector to get information via the Tableau API. 

- Log in to Tableau Cloud using a site administrator account
- From the left pane select Settings > Connected Apps
- Click the drop-down arrow on the New Connected App button and select Direct Trust

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In the dialog box that appears, enter a name for the connected app and click the Create button. Note that you do not have to enter values for the other fields 

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Click the actions menu next to the connected app’s name and select Enable 

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Make a note of the connected app’s Client ID 

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Generate a secret 

Tableau allow you to generate up to two secrets for each connected app.  This allows you to rotate secrets in the event that a secret is compromised. 

- Go to the detail page of the app you just created
- Click the Generate New Secret button
- Make a note of the secret ID and secret value

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## **Create a new Certero Tableau Connector **

Enable the feature for the Endpoint Server 

- In Certero > Administration > Endpoint Servers , right click on the endpoint server the Tableau connector will use and choose properties
- Click on the Features option
- Enable the Tableau Connector row

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Click on Save 

Create the connector for Tableau 

- In Certero > Connectors > Tableau click the New button
- Add a name and description
- Pick the Region from the drop-down list.  The region can be viewed in the Tableau URL on any web page once the customer has logged in

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Enter the Site Name in the Site Name field 

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Enter the administrator email address used when creating the Connected App in the Username and enter the Client ID, Secret ID and Secret for the Connected App 

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Click on Save