You can use the following commands with the tabcmd command-line tool.

• login
• logout
• addusers group-name
• createextracts
• creategroup group-name
• createproject project-name
• createsite site-name
• createsiteusers filename.csv
• decryptextracts
• delete workbook-name or datasource-name
• deleteextracts
• deletegroup group-name
• deleteproject project-name
• deletesite site-name
• deletesiteusers filename.csv
• editsite site-name
• encryptextracts site-name
• export
• get url
• listsites
• list content-type
• publish filename.twb(x), filename.tds(x), or filename.hyper
• publishsamples
• reencryptextracts
• refreshextracts workbook-name or datasource-name
• removeusers group-name

login

Logs in a Tableau user.

Note: When you use tabcmd you cannot use SAML single sign-on (SSO), even if your site is configured to use SAML. To log in, you must pass the user name and password or token name and token of a user who has been created in your site. You will have the permissions of the Tableau Server user that you're signed in as.

Once you log in, the session will continue until it expires on the server or the logout command is run.

If your session has expired and you want to log in using the same information you’ve already used, just specify the --password option or the --token option. The server and user name stored in the cookie will be used. (This will not work if --no-cookie was specified)

If you do not provide a password, token, passwordfile or tokenfile you will be prompted for one. The command will fail if username/password is specified AND token name/token is specified.

Instead of calling the login command, all of the options for this command can be used while calling any other command, to create a session and run the command immediately. For example:

tabcmd login --server x --site y --username u --password p
tabcmd listsites

is the same as

tabcmd listsites --server x --site y --username u --password p

Note: If you log in to Tableau Cloud, the URL you specify must include the pod that your site is deployed to (for example: https://prod-useast-b.online.tableau.com). You can't log in to Tableau Cloud unless you specify the pod.

For more information about loggin in, see Logging in.

Options

-s, --server

If you are running the command from a Tableau Server computer that’s on your network, you can use http://localhost. Otherwise, specify the computer’s URL, such as http://bigbox.myco.com or http://bigbox.

If the server is using SSL, you will need to specify https:// in the computer’s URL.

If the server is using a port other than 80 (the default), you will need to specify the port, for example http://servername.com:8000

For Tableau Cloud, specify the full URL including the pod that your site is deployed to. For example: https://prod-useast-b.online.tableau.com/.

-t, --site

Include this option if the server has multiple sites, and you are logging in to a site other than the default site. To explicitly specify the default site, use quotes around an empty string: “”

The site ID is used in the URL to uniquely identify the site. For example, a site named West Coast Sales might have a site ID of west-coast-sales.

-u, --username

The user name of the user logging in. For Tableau Cloud, the user name is the user’s email address.

-p, --password

Password for the user specified for --username. If you do not provide a password you will be prompted for one.

--password-file

Allows the password to be stored in the given filename.txt file rather than the command line, for increased security.

-x, --proxy

Use to specify the HTTP proxy server and port (Host:Port) for the tabcmd request.

--no-prompt

Do not prompt for a password. If no password is specified, the login command will fail.

--cookie

Saves the session ID on login. Subsequent commands will not require a login. This value is the default for the command.

--no-cookie

Do not save the session ID information after a successful login. Subsequent commands will require a login.

--timeout SECONDS

The number of seconds the server should wait before timing out the login command. If this option is not set, the login command will run indefinitely, waiting the server to respond. Default: 30 seconds.

--token-name

The token name for user.

--token-value

The token specified for –token-name. If you do not provide a token, you will be prompted for one.

Example

Log in to the Tableau Cloud site with the specified site ID:

tabcmd login -s https://prod-useast-b.online.tableau.com/ -t siteID -u user@email.com -p password

Log in using personal access tokens

Create a personal access token (PAT) as described in create tokens. For example:

tabcmd login --server “http://exampleserver.com" --site "examplesite" --token-name "tokenname" --token-value "exampletoken"

where:

• --token-name is the token name for user.
• --token-value is the token specified for --token-name

logout

Logs out of the server.

Example

addusers group-name

Adds users to the specified group.

Options

--users

Add the users in the given .csv file to the specified group. The file should be a simple list with one user name per line. User names are not case-sensitive. The users should already be created on Tableau Cloud.

For more information, see CSV Import File Guidelines.

Example

tabcmd addusers "Development" --users "users.csv"

Creates extracts for a published workbook or data source.

Options

-d, --datasource

The name of the target data source for extract creation.

--embedded-datasources

A space-separated list of embedded data source names within the target workbook. Enclose data source names with double quotes if they contain spaces. Only available when creating extracts for a workbook.

--encrypt

Create encrypted extract.

--include-all

Include all embedded data sources within target workbook. Only available when creating extracts for workbook.

--parent-project-path

Path of the project that is the parent of the project that contains the target resource. Must specify the project name with --project.

--project

The name of the project that contains the target resource. Only necessary if --workbook or --datasource is specified. If unspecified, the default project ‘Default’ is used.

-u, -url

The canonical name for the resource as it appears in the URL.

-w, -workbook

The name of the target workbook for extract creation.

creategroup group-name

Creates a group. Use addusers to add users after the group has been created.

Example

tabcmd creategroup "Development"

createproject project-name

Creates a project.

Options

-n, --name

Specifies the name of the project that you want to create.

--parent-project-path

Specifies the name of the parent project for the nested project as specified with the -n option. For example, to specify a project called “Nested” that exists in a “Main” project, use the following syntax: --parent-project-path "Main" -n "Nested".

-d, --description

Specifies a description for the project.

Example

tabcmd createproject -n "Quarterly_Reports" -d "Workbooks showing quarterly sales reports."

createsite site-name

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Creates a site.

Options

-r, --url

Used in URLs to specify the site. Different from the site name.

--user-quota

Maximum number of users that can be added to the site.

--[no-]site-mode

Allows or denies site administrators the ability to add users to or remove users from the site.

--storage-quota

In MB, the amount of workbooks, extracts, and data sources that can be stored on the site.

--extract-encryption-mode

The extract encryption mode for the site can be enforced, enabled or disabled. For more information, see Extract Encryption at Rest.

--run-now-enabled

Allow or deny users from running extract refreshes, flows, or schedules manually. true to allow users to run tasks manually or false to prevent users from running tasks manually. For more information, see Server Settings (General and Customization).

Examples

Create a site named West Coast Sales. A site ID of WestCoastSales will be automatically created, the site will have no storage quota limit, and site administrators will be able to add and remove users:

tabcmd createsite "West Coast Sales"

Create a site named West Coast Sales with a site ID of wsales:

tabcmd createsite "West Coast Sales" -r "wsales"

Prevent site administrators from adding users to the site:

tabcmd createsite "West Coast Sales" --no-site-mode

Set a storage quota, in MB:

tabcmd createsite "West Coast Sales" --storage-quota 100

createsiteusers filename.csv

Adds users to a site, based on information supplied in a comma-separated values (CSV) file. If the user is not already created on the server, the command creates the user before adding that user to the site.

The CSV file must contain one or more user names and can also include (for each user) a password, full name, license type, administrator level, publisher (yes/no), and email address. For information about the format of the CSV file, see CSV Import File Guidelines.

As an alternative to including administrator level and publisher permissions in the CSV file, you can pass access level information by including the --role option and specifying the site role you want to assign users listed in the CSV file.

By default, users are added to the site that you are logged in to. To add users to a different site, include the global --site option and specify that site. (You must have permissions to create users on the site you specify.)

Options

--auth-type

Sets the authentication type (TableauID or SAML) for all users in the .csv file. If unspecified, the default is TableauID.

--nowait

Do not wait for asynchronous jobs to complete.

--role

Specifies a site role for all users in the .csv file. When you want to assign site roles using the --role option, create a separate CSV file for each site role.

Valid values are: ServerAdministrator, SiteAdministratorCreator, SiteAdministratorExplorer, SiteAdministrator, Creator, ExplorerCanPublish, Publisher, Explorer, Interactor, Viewer, and Unlicensed.

The default is Unlicensed for new users and unchanged for existing users. Users are added as unlicensed also if you have a user-based server installation, and if the createsiteusers command creates a new user, but you have already reached the limit on the number of licenses for your users.

Note: On a multi-site Tableau Server, if you want to assign the ServerAdministrator site role using the --role option, use the createusers command instead of createsiteusers.

--silent-progress

Do not display progress messages for the command.

Example

tabcmd createsiteusers "users.csv" --role "Explorer"

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Decrypts all extracts on a site. If no site is specified, extracts on the default site will be decrypted. For more information, see Extract Encryption at Rest.

Depending on the number and size of extracts, this operation may consume significant server resources. Consider running this command outside of normal business hours.

delete workbook-name or datasource-name

Deletes the specified workbook or data source from the server.

This command takes the name of the workbook or data source as it is on the server, not the file name when it was published.

Example

tabcmd delete "Sales_Analysis"

Options

-r, --project

The name of the project containing the workbook or data source you want to delete. If not specified, the “Default” project is assumed.

--parent-project-path

Specifies the name of the parent project for the nested project as specified with the -r option. For example, to specify a project called “Nested” that exists in a “Main” project, use the following syntax: --parent-project-path “Main” -r “Nested”.

--workbook

The name of the workbook you want to delete.

--datasource

The name of the data source you want to delete.

Deletes extracts for a published workbook or data source.

Options

-d, --datasource

The name of the target data source for extract deletion.

--embedded-datasources

A space-separated list of embedded data source names within the target workbook. Enclose data source names with double quotes if they contain spaces. Only available when deleting extracts for a workbook.

--encrypt

Create encrypted extract.

--include-all

Include all embedded data sources within target workbook.

--parent-project-path

Path of the project that is the parent of the project that contains the target resource. Must specify the project name with --project.

--project

The name of the project that contains the target resource. Only necessary if --workbook or --datasource is specified. If unspecified, the default project ‘Default’ is used.

-u, -url

The canonical name for the resource as it appears in the URL.

-w, -workbook

The name of the target workbook for extract deletion.

Example

tabcmd decryptextracts "West Coast Sales"

deletegroup group-name

Deletes the specified group from the server.

Example

tabcmd deletegroup "Development"

deleteproject project-name

Deletes the specified project from the server.

Option

--parent-project-path

Specifies the name of the parent project for the nested project as specified with the command.

Example

To specify a project called “Designs” that exists in a “Main” project:

tabcmd deleteproject "Designs"` --parent-path "Main"

deletesite site-name

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Deletes the specified site from the server.

Example

tabcmd deletesite "Development"

deletesiteusers filename.csv

Removes users from from the site that you are logged in to. The users to be removed are specified in a file that contains a simple list of one user name per line. (No additional information is required beyond the user name.)

By default, if the server has only one site, or if the user belongs to only one site, the user is also removed from the server. On a Tableau Server Enterprise installation, if the server contains multiple sites, users who are assigned the site role of Server Administrator are removed from the site but are not removed from the server.

If the user owns content, the user’s role is change to Unlicensed, but the user is not removed from the server or the site. The content is still owned by that user. To remove the user completely, you must change the owner of the content and then try removing the user again.

Example

tabcmd deletesiteusers "users.csv"

editsite site-name

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Changes the name of a site or its web folder name. You can also use this command to allow or deny site administrators the ability to add and remove users, or prevent users from running certain tasks manually. If site administrators have user management rights, you can specify how many users they can add to a site.

Options

--site-name

The name of the site that’s displayed.

--site-id

Used in the URL to uniquely identify the site.

--user-quota

Maximum number of users who can be members of the site.

--[no-]site-mode

Allow or prevent site administrators from adding users to the site.

--status

Set to ACTIVE to activate a site, or to SUSPENDED to suspend a site.

--storage-quota

In MB, the amount of workbooks, extracts, and data sources that can be stored on the site.

--extract-encryption-mode

The extract encryption mode for the site can be enforced, enabled or disabled. For more information, see Extract Encryption at Rest. Depending on the number and size of extracts, this operation may consume significant server resources.

--run-now-enabled

Allow or deny users from running extract refreshes, flows, or schedules manually. true to allow users to run tasks manually or false to prevent users from running tasks manually. For more information, see Server Settings (General and Customization).

Examples

tabcmd editsite wc_sales --site-name "West Coast Sales"

tabcmd editsite wc_sales --site-id "wsales"

tabcmd editsite wsales --status ACTIVE

tabcmd editsite wsales --user-quota 50

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Encrypt all extracts on a site. For more information, see Extract Encryption at Rest.

Depending on the number and size of extracts, this operation may consume significant server resources. Consider running this command outside of normal business hours.

Example

tabcmd encryptextracts "West Coast Sales"

export

Exports a view or workbook from Tableau Cloud and saves it to a file. This command can also export just the data used for a view. View data is exported at the summary level. To export detail-level data, you must use the Tableau Server UI. For details, see Download Views and Workbooks.

Note: Like tabcmd 1.0, tabcmd 2.0 doesn't support vizzes connected to datasources that don't have embedded credentials. If a datasource has “prompt user for credentials” set, we make no guarantees that Tableau can successfully generate an export. This applies to images, PDF files, CSV files, and Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint files, where applicable.

Options

-f, --filename

Saves the file with the given filename and extension.
If you don’t provide a name, it will be derived from the view or workbook name. If you don’t provide a location, the file will be saved to your current working directory. Otherwise, you can specify a full path or one that’s relative to your current working directory.

Note: You must include a file name extension such as .csv or .pdf. The command does not automatically add an extension to the file name that you provide.

: Format option. Your format options depend on what’s being exported. A workbook can only be exported as a PDF using the --fullpdf argument. A view can be exported as a PDF (--pdf) or a PNG (--png) or a csv showing summary data only (--csv).

--country

Country abbreviation. If not using the user’s default locale, use the country abbreviation for the locale. For help, see the IANA Language Subtag Registry. Must use with –language.

--pagelayout

Sets the page orientation (landscape or portrait) of the exported PDF. If not specified, its Tableau Desktop setting will be used.

--pagesize

Sets the page size of the exported PDF as one of the following: unspecified, letter, legal, note folio, tabloid, ledger, statement, executive, a3, a4, a5, b4, b5, or quarto. Default is letter.

--width

Sets the width in pixels. Default is 800 px.

--height

Sets the height in pixels. Default is 600 px.

--language

The language of the country. If not using the user’s default locale, use the language abbreviation for locale (see IANA Language Subtag Registry). Must use with –country.

?FILTER_STRING, –filter FILTER_STRING

• To filter the data you download, add a parameter to the view or workbook url using the format ?<filter_name>=value

• If filtering on a parameter and that parameter has a display name that matches the name of a measure or dimension, use ?Parameters.<filter_name>=value

As of tabcmd 2.0.11, an alternate method of setting filters is available. Instead of adding the filter to the end of the URL, add it as another option on the command line. When you use this method, you do not need to encode any characters.

Existing syntax: (can be used in classic tabcmd and Tabcmd 2) tabcmd export \/WorldIndicators\/Population?Birth%20Rate%20Bin=1.5-3%25 --pdf

New syntax, with no need to encode the parameter values: tabcmd export \/WorldIndicators\/Population --pdf -f b1.pdf --filter "Birth Rate Bin=1.5-3%"

: <div class="alert alert-info">Note:In both formats, the filter clause cannot contain a colon (:), a comma (,) or an ampersand (&). You must replace each of these characters with an asterisk (*)</div>

?refresh=yes

To force a fresh data query instead of pulling the results from the cache, add this parameter to the view or workbook url: ?:refresh=yes

Note: If you are using tabcmd with your own scripting and the refresh URL parameter is being used a great deal, this can have a negative impact on performance. It's recommended that you use refresh only when real-time data is required—for example, on a single dashboard instead of on an entire workbook.

Note the following when you use this command:

• Permissions: To export, you must have the Export Image permission. By default, this permission is Allowed or Inherited for all roles, although permissions can be set per workbook or view.

• Constraints:

  • To export a workbook, it must have been published with Show Sheets as Tabs selected in the Tableau Desktop Publish dialog box.

  • The Tableau workbook that contains the admin views cannot be exported.

  • A dashboard can optionally include a web page object. If you are performing an export to PDF of a dashboard that includes a web page object, the web page object won’t be included in the PDF.

• Specifying the view or workbook to export:

  • Use part of the URL to identify what to export, specifically the “workbook/view” string as it appears in the URL for the workbook or view.

  • Do not use the “friendly name,” and exclude the :iid=<n> session ID at the end of the URL.

    For example, the Tableau sample view Global Temperatures in the Regionalworkbook has a URL similar to this: /#/views/Regional/GlobalTemperatures?:iid=3

    To export the Global Temperatures view, use the string Regional/GlobalTemperatures. Do not use Regional/Global Temperatures, or Regional/GlobalTemperatures?:iid=3

• Using non-ASCII and non-standard ASCII characters: If you are exporting a view or workbook with a name that includes a character outside the ASCII character set, or a non-standard ASCII character set, you need to URL encode (percent-encode) the character.

  For example if your command includes the city Zürich, you need to URL encode it as Z%C3%BCrich:

    tabcmd export "/Cities/Sheet1?locationCity=Z%C3%BCrich" --fullpdf
  

• To export a workbook, get the URL string by opening a view in the workbook, and include the view in the string you use.

  In the above example, to export the Regional workbook, use the string Regional/GlobalTemperatures.

Examples

Views

tabcmd export "Q1Sales/Sales_Report" --csv -f "Weekly-Report.csv"

tabcmd export -t Sales "Sales/Sales_Analysis" --pdf -f "C:\Tableau_Workbooks\Weekly-Reports.pdf"

tabcmd export "Finance/InvestmentGrowth" --png

tabcmd export "Finance/InvestmentGrowth?:refresh=yes" --png

Workbooks

tabcmd export "Q1Sales/Sales_Report" --fullpdf

tabcmd export "Sales/Sales_Analysis" --fullpdf --pagesize tabloid -f "C:\Tableau_Workbooks\Weekly-Reports.pdf"

get url

Gets the resource from Tableau Cloud that’s represented by the specified (partial) URL. The result is returned as a file.

The url identifies the view or workbook to be exported. The URL must include a file extension, which determines the type of file returned. A view can be returned in PDF, PNG, or CSV (summary data only) format. A Tableau workbook is returned as a TWB if it connects to a published data source or uses a live connection, or a TWBX if it connects to a data extract.

You specify the url for a view to get using the /views/<workbookname>/<viewname>.<extension> string, and specify the url for a workbook to get using the /workbooks/<workbookname>.<extension> string. Replace and with the names of the workbook and view as they appear in the URL when you open the view in a browser and replace with the type of file you want to save. Do not use the session ID at the end of the URL (?:iid=) or the "friendly" name of the workbook or view.

Exception: If you are downloading a view to a PDF or PNG file, and if you include a --filename parameter that includes the .pdf or .png extension, you do not have to include a .pdf or .png extension in the URL.

--filename (optional):

The name and extension to save the downloaded content under. If you don’t provide a name and file extension, both will be derived from the URL string. If you don’t provide a location, the file is saved to your current working directory. Otherwise, you can specify a full path or one that’s relative to your current working directory.

?size=??? (optional)

: If the saved file is a PNG, you can specify the size, in pixels, in the URL.

?refresh=yes (optional)

: You can optionally add the URL parameter ?:refresh=yes to force a fresh data query instead of pulling the results from the cache. If you are using tabcmd with your own scripting, using the refresh parameter a great deal can have a negative impact on performance. It’s recommended that you use refresh only when real-time data is required—for example, on a single dashboard instead of on an entire workbook.

Note the following when you use this command:

• Permissions: To get a file, you must have the Download/Web Save As permission. By default, this permission is allowed or inherited for all roles, although permissions can be set per workbook or view.

• Specifying a view or workbook to get: Specify a view to get using the /views/<workbookname>/<viewname>.<extension> string. Specify a workbook to get using the /workbooks/<workbookname>.<extension> string. Replace and with the names of the workbook and view as they appear in the URL when you open the view in a browser and replace `` with the type of file you want to save. Do not use the session ID at the end of the URL (`?:iid=`) or the "friendly" name of the workbook or view.

  For example, when you open a view Regional Totals in a workbook named Metrics Summary, the URL will look similar to this:

  /views/MetricsSummary_1/RegionalTotals?:iid=1

  Use the string /views/MetricsSummary_1/RegionalTotals.<extension> to get the view.

  Use the string /workbooks/MetricsSummary_1.<extension> to get the workbook.

Examples

Views

tabcmd get "/views/Sales_Analysis/Sales_Report.png" --filename "Weekly-Report.png"

tabcmd get "/views/Finance/InvestmentGrowth.pdf" -f "Q1Growth.pdf"

tabcmd get "/views/Finance/InvestmentGrowth" -f "Q1Growth.pdf"

tabcmd get "/views/Finance/InvestmentGrowth.csv"

tabcmd get "/views/Finance/InvestmentGrowth.png?:size=640,480" -f growth.png

tabcmd get "/views/Finance/InvestmentGrowth.png?:refresh=yes" -f growth.png

Workbooks

tabcmd get "/workbooks/Sales_Analysis.twb" -f "C:\Tableau_Workbooks\Weekly-Reports.twb"

listsites

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Returns a list of sites to which the logged in user belongs.

Example

tabcmd listsites --username adam --password mypassword

Options

--get-extract-encryption-mode

The extract encryption mode for the site can be enforced, enabled or disabled. For more information, see Extract Encryption at Rest.

list content-type

Returns a list of items of the specified content type on the current site. Possible content types: datasources, flows, projects, workbooks

Example

c:\dev\scratch>tabcmd list projects
Tabcmd 2.0.14
=====   Server: https://example.online.tableau.com/
=====   Username: jac.fitzgerald@salesforce.com
=====   Token Name: example
Tableau Server Site: example
Connecting to the server...
Succeeded
===== Listing projects content for user jac.fitzgerald@salesforce.com...
ID: 1444bd7d-14a6-4d9b-9fc8-140a56288514
        NAME: default

c:\dev\scratch>tabcmd list workbooks --details
Tabcmd 2.0.14
=====   Server: https://example.online.tableau.com/
=====   Username: jac.fitzgerald@salesforce.com
=====   Token Name: example
Tableau Server Site: example
Connecting to the server...
Succeeded
===== Listing workbooks content for user jac.fitzgerald@salesforce.com...
        <WorkbookItem 94f5f5f7-aab5-4c21-a8cc-0aeb3fc0276b 'Regional' contentUrl='Regional' project=3b99ff06-9f7e-40da-b3cb-9c5162c4a34a>
<ViewItem 36cb75c3-09fb-433e-9767-f75fabb63569 'Obesity' contentUrl='Regional/sheets/Obesity' project=None>
<ViewItem e830fa6f-3332-4bd9-b05d-5ef6e0c71958 'College' contentUrl='Regional/sheets/College' project=None>
<ViewItem 551cd613-2a02-41f6-8d59-86692b2df103 'Global Temperatures' contentUrl='Regional/sheets/GlobalTemperatures' project=None>
<ViewItem 5f9778a8-2218-4a35-9f8b-7ced72f6e423 'Flight Delays' contentUrl='Regional/sheets/FlightDelays' project=None>
<ViewItem 7019c549-aad6-4dd9-bfca-57c8dfcacb85 'Economy' contentUrl='Regional/sheets/Economy' project=None>
<ViewItem 45a75705-c71c-49e6-888e-550e33e580d4 'Stocks' contentUrl='Regional/sheets/Stocks' project=None>
        <WorkbookItem cee24c29-b5e1-486b-9003-7df16fbb9f96 'Superstore' contentUrl='Superstore' project=3b99ff06-9f7e-40da-b3cb-9c5162c4a34a>
<ViewItem 95cced5a-a521-476d-aa9f-edf2e1a589ca 'Overview' contentUrl='Superstore/sheets/Overview' project=None>
<ViewItem f85ef1ac-fd9c-4a79-b549-4cf2b6be94c5 'Product' contentUrl='Superstore/sheets/Product' project=None>
<ViewItem eb99055b-a59e-4665-a047-e477afbc6d3a 'Customers' contentUrl='Superstore/sheets/Customers' project=None>

Options

-d, --details Show more detailed info about each object. For workbooks, this will also list each view in the workbook.

publish filename.twb(x), filename.tds(x), or filename.hyper

Publishes the specified workbook (.twb(x)), data source (.tds(x)), or extract (.hyper) to Tableau Cloud.

If you are publishing a workbook, by default, all sheets in the workbook are published without database user names or passwords.

The permissions initially assigned to the workbook or data source are copied from the project that the file is published to. Permissions for the published resource can be changed after the file has been published.

If the workbook contains user filters, one of the thumbnail options must be specified.

Options

-n, --name

Name of the workbook or data source on the server. If omitted, the workbook, data source, or data extract will be named after filename.

-o, --overwrite

Overwrites the workbook, data source, or data extract if it already exists on the server.

-r, --project

Publishes the workbook, data source, or data extract into the specified project. Publishes to the “Default” project if not specified.

--parent-project-path

Specifies the name of the parent project for the nested project as specified with the -r option. For example, to specify a project called “Nested” that exists in a “Main” project, use the following syntax:

\-\-parent-project-path "Main" -r "Nested"

--db-username

Use this option to publish a database user name with the workbook, data source, or data extract.

If you connect to the data through a protected OAuth connection and access token, us the --oauth-username option instead.

--db-password

Use this option to publish a database password with the workbook, data source, or extract.

--save-db-password

Stores the provided database password on the server.

--oauth-username

The email address of the user account. Connects the user through a pre-configured OAuth connection, if the user already has a saved access token for the cloud data source specified in --name. Access tokens are managed in user preferences.

For existing OAuth connections to the data source, use this option instead of --db-username and --db-password.

--save-oauth

Saves the credential specified by --oauth-username as an embedded credential with the published workbook or data source.

Subsequently, when the publisher or server administrator signs in to the server and edits the connection for that workbook or data source, the connection settings will show this OAuth credential as embedded in the content.

If you want to schedule extract refreshes after publishing, you must include this option with --oauth-username. This is analogous to using --save-db-password with a traditional database connection.

--thumbnail-username

If the workbook contains user filters, the thumbnails will be generated based on what the specified user can see. Cannot be specified when --thumbnail-group option is set.

--thumbnail-group

If the workbook contains user filters, the thumbnails will be generated as a default image that does not show the underlying viz. Cannot be specified when \-\-thumbnail-usernameoption is set.

--tabbed

When a workbook with tabbed views is published, each sheet becomes a tab that viewers can use to navigate through the workbook. Note that this setting will override any sheet-level security.

--append

Append the extract file to the existing data source.

--replace

Use the extract file to replace the existing data source.

Examples

tabcmd publish "analysis_sfdc.hyper" -n "Sales Analysis"
--oauth-username "user-name" --save-oauth

If the file is not in the same directory as tabcmd, include the full path to the file.

tabcmd publish "\\computer\volume\Tableau Workbooks\analysis_sfdc.hyper" \
-n "Sales Analysis" --oauth-username "username" -e-save-oauth

publishsamples

Publishes Tableau sample workbooks to the specified project. Any existing samples will be overwritten.

Options

-n, --name

Required. Publishes the Tableau samples into the specified project. If the project name includes spaces, enclose the entire name in quotes.

--parent-project-path

Specifies the name of the parent project for the nested project as specified with the -n option. For example, to specify a project called “Nested” that exists in a “Main” project, use the following syntax: --parent-project-path "Main" -n "Nested".

Example

Publish samples to the Inside Sales project on the Default site, as user jsmith.

tabcmd publishsamples -n "Inside Sales" -t "" -s localhost --username "jsmith" --password "secret-password"

Note: Tableau Server only. Not applicable for Tableau Cloud

Reencrypts all extracts on a site with new encryption keys. This command will regenerate the key encryption key and data encryption key. You must specify a site. For more information, see Extract Encryption at Rest.

Depending on the number and size of extracts, this operation may consume significant server resources. Consider running this command outside of normal business hours.

Examples

tabcmd reencryptextracts "Default"

tabcmd reencryptextracts "West Coast Sales"

Performs a full or incremental refresh of extracts belonging to the specified workbook or data source.

This command takes the name of the workbook or data source as it appears on the server, not the file name when it was published. Only an administrator or the owner of the workbook or data source is allowed to perform this operation.

Options

--incremental

Run an incremental refresh instead of a full refresh

--synchronous

Adds the full refresh operation to the queue used by the Backgrounder process, to be run as soon as a Backgrounder process is available. If a Backgrounder process is available, the operation is run immediately. The refresh operation appears on the Background Tasks report.

During a synchronous refresh, tabcmd maintains a live connection to the server while the refresh operation is underway, polling every second until the background job is done.

Note: The option is not supported for data sources that refresh through Tableau Bridge.

--workbook

The name of the workbook containing extracts to refresh. If the workbook has spaces in its name, enclose it in quotes.

--datasource

The name of the data source containing extracts to refresh.:

--project

Use with --workbook or --datasource to identify a workbook or data source in a project other than Default. If not specified, the Default project is assumed.

--parent-project-path

Specifies the name of the parent project for the nested project as specified with the --project option.

For example:

• To specify a project called “Nested” that exists in a “Main” project, use the following syntax: --parent-project-path "Main" --project "Nested"

• To specify a project called “Nested2” that is nested within the “Nested” project: --parent-project-path "Main/Nested" --project "Nested2"

--url

The name of the workbook as it appears in the URL. A workbook published as “Sales Analysis” has a URL name of “SalesAnalysis”.

Examples

tabcmd refreshextracts --datasource sales_ds

tabcmd refreshextracts --project "Sales External" --datasource sales_ds

tabcmd refreshextracts --project "Sales External" --parent-project-path "Main" --project "Sales External" --datasource sales_ds

tabcmd refreshextracts --workbook "My Workbook"

tabcmd refreshextracts --url SalesAnalysis

removeusers group-name

Removes users from the specified group.

Options

--users

Remove the users in the given .csv file from the specified group. The file should be a simple list with one user name per line.

--[no-]complete

Requires that all rows be valid for any change to succeed. If not specified --complete is used.

Example

tabcmd removeusers "Development" --users "users.csv"

Tip: For Tabcmd 1.0 commands available for Tableau Server, see tabcmd commands.