When a Tableau Next metric, dashboard, or viz is shared in Slack, you’re able to browse
other related messages that you have access to in Slack. You can also view related conversations
for metrics from the Tableau Next app.
Required Editions
| User Permissions Needed |
| To share metrics in Slack: |
Tableau Unmetered Consumer or Tableau Next Consumer or Tableau Unmetered Self-Service Consumer or Tableau Next Self-Service Consumer
permission set |
Ask your Slack and Salesforce admins to Enable Slack for Tableau
Next.
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From a Slack direct message, channel, thread, or canvas, select the preview for a Tableau
Next metric, dashboard, or viz.
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In the right pane, open the Conversations tab.
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Browse direct messages, channels, and threads that you have access to.
Or for metrics, you can see related conversations in context by viewing Slack messages that
you have access to directly in Tableau Next. From the metric page, choose dropdown arrow next to
the Share button. Choose View Slack Messages, and
browse related Slack conversations for that metric. Then, emote or reply from either Slack or
Tableau Next.
