Enable the Data Analysis and Data Alert Management Topics for Tableau Next

Add the Data Analysis and Data Alert Management subagents, so Agentforce can analyze Tableau Next metrics and semantic data models (SDMs) and send you alerts about them.

Required Editions

If you're using the new Agentforce Builder template, see Set Up Tableau Agent in Tableau Next.

View supported editions.
User Permissions Needed
To enable data alerts in Tableau Next: Tableau Unmetered Admin or Tableau Next Admin permission set and Assign Permission sets
  1. Select the Setup icon (gear).
  2. In the Quick Find box, type Agent and choose Agentforce Agents.
  3. Select New Agent. Or choose the name of an existing agent, then select Open in Builder to edit, and skip to step 9.
  4. If you’re building a new agent, select the Analytics and Visualization agent template in the Agent Creator page. Then click Next.
  5. Confirm that Data Analysis and Data Alert Management are both added, and click Next.
  6. Enter a Name, API Name, Description, Role, and Company for your agent. Then click Next.
  7. Confirm your Default Language and Tone, and click Create.
  8. In the Agentforce Builder page, select the dropdown arrow next to Data Alert Management. Then select View Details.
  9. On the This Topic’s Actions tab, confirm that Create Data Alert is listed, and click Activate.
  10. From the app picker, go to Tableau Next.
  11. On the left side of Tableau Next, choose Administration and choose Settings.
  12. Confirm that Tableau Agent: Data Alerting is enabled. If you don't see Tableau Agent: Data Alerting, make sure that Concierge: Analytics Q&A is enabled first.
Note
Note If the Data Alert Management subagent isn't listed, click New and then Add from Asset Library. Search for Data Alert Management, check the box for that subagent, and click Finish. Then, open the agent in Agentforce Builder, and open the Data Alert Management subagent. Click the tab for This Subagent's Actions, and open Create Data Alert. Finally, assign the following variables to their corresponding input instructions, and save your changes when you're done:
  • targetEntityID for Target Entity Id

  • targetEntityType for Target Entity Type

  • targetEntityState for Target Entity State

The Agentforce Builder pane with the Data Alert Management and Data Analysis topics highlighted.

Finally, users must select the Analytics and Visualization agent from Agentforce in Tableau Next. Then to create an alert, open a Tableau Next metric, and open the Agentforce panel by clicking the Agentforce icon. Using natural language, ask Agentforce to send you an alert when a specified metric meets a certain condition, for example “Send me an alert when this metric reaches 10,000.”

Select Agent dialog demonstrating choosing Analytics and Visualization agent within Agentforce in Tableau Next