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# Integrate Tableau and Tiger Cloud

> Visualize and analyze your data to gain business intelligence and share insights

export const SERVICE_SHORT = 'service';

export const CLOUD_LONG = 'Tiger Cloud';

export const SERVICE_LONG = 'Tiger Cloud service';

export const SELF_LONG = 'self-hosted TimescaleDB';

[Tableau][tableau] is a popular analytics platform that helps you gain greater intelligence about your business. You can use it to visualize
data stored in {CLOUD_LONG}.

## Prerequisites

To follow the steps on this page:

* Create a target [{SERVICE_LONG}][create-service] with Real-time analytics enabled.<p />

  You need [your connection details][connection-info]. This procedure also
  works for [{SELF_LONG}][enable-timescaledb].

[create-service]: /deploy-and-operate/tiger-cloud/get-started/create-services

[enable-timescaledb]: /deploy-and-operate/self-hosted/install-and-update/install-self-hosted

[connection-info]: /integrations/find-connection-details

* Install [Tableau Server][tableau-server] or sign up for [Tableau Cloud][tableau-cloud].

## Add your service as a virtual connection

To connect the data in your {SERVICE_LONG} to Tableau:

1. **Log in to Tableau**
   * Tableau Cloud: [sign in][tableau-login], then click `Explore` and select a project.
   * Tableau Desktop: sign in, then open a workbook.

2. **Configure Tableau to connect to your {SERVICE_LONG}**
   1. Add a new data source:
      * Tableau Cloud: click `New` > `Virtual Connection`.
      * Tableau Desktop: click `Data` > `New Data Source`.
   2. Search for and select `PostgreSQL`.

      For Tableau Desktop download the driver and restart Tableau.
   3. Configure the connection:
      * `Server`, `Port`, `Database`, `Username`, `Password`: configure using your [connection details][connection-info].
      * `Require SSL`: tick the checkbox.

3. **Click `Sign In` and connect Tableau to your {SERVICE_SHORT}**

You have successfully integrated Tableau with {CLOUD_LONG}.

[connection-info]: /integrations/find-connection-details

[tableau]: https://www.tableau.com/

[tableau-cloud]: https://www.tableau.com/products/trial

[tableau-login]: http://online.tableau.com/

[tableau-server]: https://www.tableau.com/support/releases/server/2024.2.6#esdalt