Tableau Commenting Extension
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Which problem does it solve?
It solves the problem of having discussions around particular outliers in visualizations. You can basically select any mark on a dashboard, create a new comment for it and review what other people discussed about it. This particular Tableau Extension is commenting on Order IDs, but you can easily adjust it to comment on mark you want!
How does this look like?
How can I get it?
Step-by-Step
Step-by-Step Installation
- Extract both Extensions into “My Tableau Repository/Extension”
Download Extensions here - Extract Xampp (Webserver + MySQL directly into your C: drive)
Download Xampp here - Start C:/xampp/xampp_start.exe as administrator
- Start Tableau Desktop 2018.3.x or a higher version and open up one of the following workbook
Download Workbooks here
Video Installation
Video Installation
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
- Port 8888 is already in use before starting Xampp
(Change the port) - Port 3306 is already in use before starting Xampp
(Change the port) - You’re using an older Tableau Version than 2018.3.x
- Download and install Tableau Desktop 2018.3.x or above
- Open up the workbooks from step 4
- Go to File > Export As and select the version that you want to downgrade to
- Keep in mind that the version needs to support Tableau Extensions. Therefore 2018.2 or above is required
- If it’s still not working see how you can debug Tableau Extensions generally
Files from the Video:
1. Download Chromium
2. Start Tableau Desktop 2018.3 (with Extension in Debug Mode)
If you’re already using the “Tableau Photo Booth” you don’t need to repeat step 2. Just do the following steps instead of step 2 from above and leverage your existing Xampp:
1) Start your XAMPP from the “Tableau Photo Booth” blog post
2) Navigate to phpMyAdmin within the browser (via http://localhost:8888 and the button on the top right)
3) Import the following 2 SQL statements by extracting this zip file and copy+paste the content into phpMyAdmin->Import
Hi Everyone,
I am trying to implement Tableau Write Back functionality and followed step by step procedure mentioned in the below link. https://tableaufans.com/extension-api/tableau-commenting-extension/
But for some reason, when I click on Submit after entering the comment, the comment is not inserting into database.
Below is the version which I am using to test the functionality:
Desktop Version : 2018.3
Server protocol configuration: HTTP
Can you please help me to fix this issue.
Hey Srinivas,
did you try to open up Tableau Desktop in debugging mode as described in the troubleshooting section? What do you see in the console?
Hi,
Im getting this error when I try to start the xamp_start.exe. PLease help.
only one usage of each socket address is normally permitted.
could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:443
no listening sockets available. Shutting down.
unable to open logs
Hi Santosh,
Did you adjust some configurations as my setup is not using port 443? Does it work with the default settings?
It looks like something is already running under the port 443 (which shouldn‘t be used in my default setup as this requires some more adjustments).
Cheers,
Timo
You can also simply use this QUICKSTART guide
(XAMPP with DB fully set up incl 3 Write Back Extensions)
Can this be used with SQL Server?
Hi Dwayne,
absolutely! Just find the following post: https://tableaufans.com/extension-api/how-to-write-back-data-to-microsoft-sql-server/