Tableau Extension API – Write Back

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LATEST VERSION OF THIS WRITE BACK EXTENSION => CLICK HERE

The video below is demonstrating how you could leverage Tableau’s Extension API to save a tremendous amount of time in your planning and forecasting processes. This is done by coding a Tableau Extension which is actually writing back data into your transactional database (e.g. CRM system) directly from within a Tableau Dashboard!

I’m looking forward to get your feedback on it!
Cheers,
TT

P.S. Interested in the workbook? Here you go: Interested in the Extension? Let me know 😉

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15 responses to “Tableau Extension API – Write Back”

9. March 2018

Sai

The Writeback API is really cool . Can you please share the API??

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1. 12. March 2018
  
  Timo Tautenhahn
  
  Sure, here we go: http://tableaufans.com/extension-api/tableau-extension-api-write-back-source-code/
  
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19. September 2018

» Tableau Extension API – Write Back – Updated Source Code for Tableau 2018.2

[…] heard about “Tableaufans.com’s Write Back Extension” yet, you might want to watch the ~4min video from one of the previous posts to understand what you could get by following these […]

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20. September 2018

Timo Tautenhahn

Please find the latest source code for 2018.2 and above in this latest Write Back Extension Blog post: https://tableaufans.com/extension-api/tableaau-extension-api-write-back-updated-source-code-for-tableau-2018-2/

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15. November 2018

Ula

Hi – I’m able to drag extension to my dashboard, i set up google spreadhseet accordingly, but i don’t see any buttons in upper right corner, like i did not have full version.

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1. 21. November 2018
  
  Timo Tautenhahn
  
  Hey Ula,
  This extension is using a local MySQL database to write back data into it. Please make sure you’re using the latest version of the Extension from this blog post:
  
  https://tableaufans.com/extension-api/tableau-extension-api-write-back-updated-source-code-for-tableau-2018-2/
  
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9. September 2019

Mitchell Woody

Great stuff! Can you use this extension to write back to Hyperion?

Thanks,

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1. 12. September 2019
  
  Timo Tautenhahn
  
  Hey Mitchell,
  if Hyperion offers you with the ability to programmatically write data into cells – yes, absolutely!
  
  You’d then adjust the “php/writeToDb.php” file to write data into your backend of choice .
  
  Alternatively you could also adjust “MarksSelection.js” to not handover data to a PHP file via $.post(‘php/writeToDb.php’,{…}) at all. Instead you could use your programming language of choice.
  
  Cheers,
  Timo
  
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16. September 2019

Jan

What type of open source license do you have in place for this extension?

Thanks!

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1. 18. September 2019
  
  Timo Tautenhahn
  
  Hi Jan,
  MIT
  
  Cheers,
  Timo
  
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8. June 2020

June

Hi,

Can this be used to write back to AWS Redshift?

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1. 16. June 2020
  
  Timo Tautenhahn
  
  Hi June,
  yes, absolutely!
  
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16. July 2020

Erick Nizard

Hi Timo,
how can we write back to a google sheet?

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1. 6. August 2020
  
  Timo Tautenhahn
  
  Hi Erick,
  for this you can leverage this Extension from our Gallery: Write-Back Free by Xpand IT. They’ve got a Github page which describes how you can set it up according to your needs: https://github.com/xpandit/tableau_write-back_extension
  
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31. July 2020

Björn

A flexible way to write-back data from Tableau dashboards into databases is our Form Builder extension framework. Please see https://extensiongallery.tableau.com/extensions/48 or https://m2dot.com/en/solutions/m2-solutions/form-builder for details.

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