Work with Google Drive data in Tableau Next using an admin-managed connection. Analysts can browse and select CSV, XLSX, and Google Sheets files from authorized Shared Drives without configuring connections or managing separate login credentials.
Required Editions
| View supported editions. |
| User Permissions Needed | |
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| To set up and upload data from a Google Shared Drive into Tableau Next: | Tableau Unmetered Platform Analyst or Tableau Next Platform Analyst and Salesforce System Administrator permission set |
For more information on what’s supported for Excel files, see File Upload Processing Modes and Limits.
- On the workspace tab, select an existing workspace or create one.
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Upload the data.
- From a new workspace, click Data, select From Connector, and select Google Drive.
- From an existing workspace, click Add, select Data, select From Connector, and then click Google Drive.
- Click the Google Drive connector and give it a name.
- Confirm the checkbox and click Sign In.
- To browse and select your data sources, authenticate your connection through the OAuth login flow.
- Connect to a file.
- Inspect the fields and sample data to verify that the data is appearing correctly. See Review Data Uploaded to Tableau Next for more information.
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To add the data to Data 360, click Save.
You can also use the data to create a semantic model or visualization.
- Replace the Source File for a Google Drive Data Lake Object (Beta)
Replace the source file for an existing Google Drive data lake object (DLO) when a file becomes outdated or the owner account is inactive. Select a file from the original Google Drive connection or a different connection without recreating the DLO or its refresh schedule.