Tableau site administrator: Request permission to the Slack workspace through Tableau's site settings.However, you can’t connect a Tableau site to more than one Slack workspace. Tableau Cloud site administrators can connect one or more Tableau Cloud sites to a single Slack workspace. This overview outlines these steps for both Tableau site administrators on Tableau Cloud or a Tableau Server Administrator on Tableau Server, and Slack workspace administrators.Įnabling Tableau in Slack requires both a Slack workspace administrator and either a Tableau site administrator in Tableau Cloud, or a Tableau server administrator in Tableau Server.Ĭonnect a Tableau Cloud site to a Slack workspace To integrate Slack with your Tableau site, there are a few necessary configuration steps, including some in your Tableau site, and some in the Slack workspace you want to connect. For more information, see Site Settings Reference and Manage Site User Visibility. For example, if the User Visibility setting is set to Limited, notifications are turned off. Note: Some notifications preferences might not be available if the features are turned off for your site. Access Recents and Favorites from the Tableau App for Slack.įor more information, see Receive Notifications, Search, and Share Using the Tableau App for Slack.Search for Tableau views or workbooks in Slack DMs and channels.See a preview of a viz when a Tableau URL is pasted into Slack, allowing users to share data-related content with context directly in Slack.If a site administrator in Tableau Cloud or a server administrator in Tableau Server enables notifications on a site, users can control which notifications they receive in Slack by configuring their Account Settings (Link opens in a new window). See notifications in Slack when teammates share content with them, when they're mentioned in a comment, or when data meets a specified threshold in a data-driven alert.

The Tableau App for Slack lets you connect your Tableau site with a Slack workspace. Beginning with version 2021.3, Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud support integration with the Tableau App for Slack, so your team can collaborate-share Tableau snapshots, search for Tableau content, and receive notifications about Tableau data–right where they’re working in a Slack workspace.

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