--- title: Configuration --- # Configuring Your Tableau Connector to DataHub Now that you have created a DataHub-specific user with the relevant access in Tableau in [the prior step](setup.md), it's now time to set up a connection via the DataHub UI. ## Configure Secrets 1. Within DataHub, navigate to the **Ingestion** tab in the top, right corner of your screen

Navigate to the "Ingestion Tab"

:::note If you do not see the Ingestion tab, please contact your DataHub admin to grant you the correct permissions ::: 2. Navigate to the **Secrets** tab and click **Create new secret**

Secrets Tab

3. Create a `username` secret This will securely store your Tableau `username` within DataHub * Enter a name like `TABLEAU_USERNAME` - we will use this later to refer in recipe * Enter the `username`, setup in the [setup guide](setup.md) * Optionally add a description * Click **Create**

Tableau Username Secret

4. Create a `password` secret This will securely store your Tableau `password` within DataHub * Enter a name like `TABLEAU_PASSWORD` - we will use this later to refer in recipe * Enter the `password` of the user, setup in the [setup guide](setup.md) * Optionally add a description * Click **Create**

Tableau Password Secret

## Configure Recipe 5. Navigate to on the **Sources** tab and then **Create new source**

Click "Create new source"

6. Select Tableau

Select Tableau from the options

7. Fill in the Tableau Recipe form: You need to set minimum following fields in the recipe: a. **Host URL:** URL of your Tableau instance (e.g., https://15az.online.tableau.com/). It is available in browser address bar on Tableau Portal. b. **Username:** Use the TABLEAU_USERNAME secret (e.g., "${TABLEAU_USERNAME}"). c. **Password:** Use the TABLEAU_PASSWORD secret (e.g., "${TABLEAU_PASSWORD}"). d. **Site**: Required only if using tableau cloud/ tableau online To filter specific project, use `project_pattern` fields. config: ... project_pattern: allow: - "SalesProject" Your recipe should look something like this:

tableau recipe in form format

Click **Next** when you're done. ## Schedule Execution Now it's time to schedule a recurring ingestion pipeline to regularly extract metadata from your Tableau instance. 8. Decide how regularly you want this ingestion to run-- day, month, year, hour, minute, etc. Select from the dropdown

schedule selector

9. Ensure you've configured your correct timezone

timezone_selector

10. Click **Next** when you are done ## Finish Up 11. Name your ingestion source, then click **Save and Run**

Name your ingestion

You will now find your new ingestion source running

ingestion_running

## Validate Ingestion Runs 12. View the latest status of ingestion runs on the Ingestion page

ingestion succeeded

13. Click the plus sign to expand the full list of historical runs and outcomes; click **Details** to see the outcomes of a specific run

ingestion_details

14. From the Ingestion Run Details page, pick **View All** to see which entities were ingested

ingestion_details_view_all

15. Pick an entity from the list to manually validate if it contains the detail you expected

ingestion_details_view_all

**Congratulations!** You've successfully set up Tableau as an ingestion source for DataHub! *Need more help? Join the conversation in [Slack](http://slack.datahubproject.io)!*