Each user that interacts with Tableau Next requires a license and a permission set. Each Tableau Next license maps to one or more standard permission sets that allow different levels of interaction with Tableau Next capabilities.
Required Editions
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| Tableau Next Standard Permission Set | Description | Required Tableau Next License | Additional Required permission sets |
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| Tableau Unmetered Admin | Allows access to Tableau Next Setup and edit access to Tableau Next features in the production environment. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights and Agentic Analytics workloads. | Tableau Next Creator |
For Data 360: Data Cloud Architect For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst | Allows edit access to Tableau Next features in production orgs. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights and Agentic Analytics workloads. | Tableau Next Creator |
For Data 360: Data Cloud Architect For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Unmetered Self-Service Analyst | Allows edit access to Tableau Next features in personal orgs and view-only access in production org. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights and Agentic Analytics workloads. | Tableau Next Creator |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Unmetered Self-Service Consumer | Allows view-only access to Tableau Next features. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights and Agentic Analytics workloads. | Tableau Next Creator |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Consumer (Unmetered) | The user can view Tableau Next dashboards, workspaces, and metrics. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights and Agentic Analytics workloads. | Tableau Next Consumer (Unmetered) |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Limited Consumer | Unmetered access to view assets embedded in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights. | Tableau Next Limited Consumer |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Included App Manager | Unmetered access to manage pre-packaged (templated) Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce (Included Apps). Allows access to create, update, and manage app templates, and apps from templates, analytics, data, and other assets. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights. | Tableau Next Included App |
For Data 360: Data Cloud Architect For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Included App Business User | Unmetered access to view pre-packaged (templated) Tableau Next analytics apps assets in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce. Access includes unmetered Analytical Insights. | Tableau Next Included App |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Unmetered User Based Access Tableau Next | Provides user access to Tableau Next features with analytics queries and agents included (adds unmetered access for an existing Creator license). | Unmetered User Based Access Tableau Next |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Admin | The user can set up Tableau Next and assign users permissions, and has edit access to Tableau Next features in the production environment. | Tableau Next Creator (Legacy) |
For Data 360: Data Cloud Architect For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Platform Analyst | The user has edit access to Tableau Next features in the production environment. | Tableau Next Creator (Legacy) |
For Data 360: Data Cloud Architect For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Self-Service Analyst | The user has edit access to their Tableau Next Personal Org, and view access in the production environment. | Tableau Next Creator (Legacy) |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Self-Service Consumer | The user can view Tableau Next dashboards, workspaces, and metrics. | Tableau Next Creator (Legacy) |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
| Tableau Next Consumer | The user can view Tableau Next dashboards, workspaces, and metrics. | Tableau Next Consumer (Legacy) |
For Data 360: Data Cloud User For Companion Org: Data Cloud One User |
You can view the specific permissions included in each permission set on the User Management page of Tableau Next Administration.
Tableau Next Permission Sets
Tableau Unmetered Admin or Tableau Next Admin
Included license: Tableau Next Creator or Tableau Next Creator (Legacy)
Users with these permission sets can configure Tableau Next and manage users. In addition, they can manage workspaces and assets, including managing sharing for all assets.
- Access Tableau Next Studio
- Use Tableau Agent
- Configure Tableau Next and manage users
- Manage sharing for all assets, and manage Analytics Groups
- Manage all assets (workspaces, dashboards, visualizations)
- View and list assets in the Marketplace
- Own and manage Personal Orgs
- View, explore, and follow metrics
- Access Slack entry points to Tableau Next assets
Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst or Tableau Next Platform Analyst
Included license: Tableau Next Creator or Tableau Next Creator (Legacy)
Users with these permission sets can manage workspaces they own or that are shared with them.
- Access Tableau Next Studio
- Use Tableau Agent
- Manage and share owned assets (workspaces, dashboards, visualizations)
- View the Marketplace
- Own a Personal Org
- Share snapshots
- View, explore, and follow metrics
- Access Slack entry points to Tableau Next assets
Tableau Unmetered Self-Service Analyst or Tableau Next Self-Service Analyst
Included license: Tableau Next Creator or Tableau Next Creator (Legacy)
Users with these permission sets can edit assets in their Personal Org and view assets in production.
- Access Tableau Next Studio
- Use Tableau Agent
- View assets (workspaces, dashboards, visualizations)
- Share snapshots
- Own a Personal Org
- View, explore, and follow metrics
- Access Slack entry points to Tableau Next assets
Tableau Unmetered Self-Service Consumer or Tableau Next Self-Service Consumer
Included license: Tableau Next Creator or Tableau Next Creator (Legacy)
Users with these permission sets can browse, view, and interact with assets in production.
- Access the Tableau Next home page
- Browse metrics and dashboards
- Use Tableau Agent
- View assets (workspaces, dashboards, visualizations)
- Share snapshots
- View, explore, and follow metrics
- Access Slack entry points to Tableau Next assets
Tableau Unmetered Consumer or Tableau Next Consumer
Included license: Tableau Next Consumer (Unmetered) or Tableau Next Consumer (Legacy)
Users with these permission sets can view assets in on the Tableau Next home page.
- Access the Tableau Next home page
- Use Tableau Agent
- View assets (workspaces, dashboards, visualizations)
- Share snapshots
- View, explore, and follow metrics
- Access Slack entry points to Tableau Next assets
Tableau Next Limited Consumer
Included license: Tableau Next Limited Consumer
Users with this permission set can’t access Tableau Next Home or Studio. They can only view embedded assets in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce.
- View assets in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce (also known as Included Apps)
- Share snapshots
- Access Slack entry points to Tableau Next assets
- Access unmetered Analytical Insights
Tableau Included App Manager
Included license: Tableau Next Included App
Users with this permission set can’t access Tableau Next Home or Studio. They can only manage pre-packaged (templated) Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce (Included Apps).
- Create, update, and manage app templates, and apps from templates, analytics, data, and other assets
- Access unmetered Analytical Insights
Tableau Next Included App Business User
Included license: Tableau Next Included App
Users with this permission set can’t access Tableau Next Home or Studio. They can only view embedded assets in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce.
- View assets in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce (also known as Included Apps)
- Access unmetered Analytical Insights
Tableau Next Licenses
| License/Capabilities | View Tableau Next apps in Salesforce | View custom analytics | Consume agentic experiences | Build and publish custom analytics, build agents with analytics skills | Use unmetered Tableau Next services and features |
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*For Limited Consumer and Included App licenses, unmetered access covers analytics assets within Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce only.
Tableau Next Creator, Tableau Next Creator (Legacy)
These licenses contain everything in Tableau Next, including assigning permission sets to users, tracking license usage, and viewing metadata for all assets Tableau Next.
Tableau Next Consumer, Tableau Next Consumer (Legacy)
These licenses include view access to Tableau Next assets, as well as creating and following metrics.
Tableau Next Limited Consumer
This license includes view access to assets in Tableau Next Apps for Salesforce.