IT administrators will have full control of which extensions are allowed to run, preserving best practices for data governance and security.Īdminister Tableau Server Directly in the Browser with Tableau Services Manager Developers and partners can create new functionalities leveraging the Extensions API available at /developers, extending and customizing the power of Tableau like never before. "The recent enhancements Tableau has made, specifically around its Dashboard Extensions, will allow us to deliver tremendous value to our customers and support our vision of delivering on the AI-driven enterprise."Ĭustomers can browse a selection of extensions built by Tableau's partners in the new Extension Gallery. "Many of our customers already use Tableau for their business intelligence and analytics needs, but have been looking to extend the power of Tableau to include the results of machine learning models to enhance visual analysis and gain deeper insights into their business operations," said Seann Gardiner, SVP of Business Development, DataRobot.
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This means IT can use the API to create a custom writeback extension, allowing analysts to update an inventory management system, for example, without ever leaving Tableau.
Customers can also build their own extensions to create custom functionality. For example, with the new Tableau extension built by partner DataRobot, customers can drag and drop advanced predictive models on top of their existing dashboards. The new Extensions API enables customers to drag and drop third party functionality directly into Tableau. "From custom visualizations and write-back, to advanced and predictive analytics, the possibilities are endless and only limited by a developer's creativity."ĭashboard Extensions Gives Customers New Functionality For the first time, customers, partners, and developers can add new functionality right into the Tableau platform," said Francois Ajenstat, Chief Product Officer at Tableau. "The Extensions API in Tableau 2018.2 unleashes the innovation of our community. Tableau 2018.2 also includes the ability to join data sources based on spatial data, and brand new mobile dashboard formatting tools to improve mobile consumption of analytical content. Additionally, Tableau customers can now more easily administer Tableau Server directly in the browser, thanks to the new Tableau Services Manager. Publicly available extensions can be found in the new Extension Gallery at /extensions. This release introduces a new Extensions API that enables customers to drag and drop third party functionality directly into a dashboard. (NYSE: DATA), the leading analytics platform, today announced the general availability of Tableau 2018.2. SEATTLE, J/PRNewswire/ - Tableau Software, Inc.