Important: As of September 16, 2024, Data Management is no longer available as an independent add-on option. Data Management capabilities are only available if you previously purchased Data Management, or if you purchase certain license editions: Tableau Enterprise, Tableau Cloud+, or Tableau+ Bundle (available for Tableau Cloud), or Tableau Enterprise or Tableau Server+ (available for Tableau Server).
Data Management includes Tableau Catalog, Tableau Prep Conductor, virtual connections, and data policies. It is included with the following editions.
- Tableau Server: Enterprise, Server+
- Tableau Cloud: Enterprise, Cloud+, Tableau+ Bundle
Contact your account manager (or go to the Tableau pricing page) for more information.
Tableau Prep Conductor
When you purchase Enterprise, Cloud+, or Tableau+ Bundle licenses, Prep Conductor is automatically enabled on your Tableau Cloud site. For more information, see Enable Tableau Prep Conductor on your Tableau Cloud Site.
- At least one resource block is required to use Tableau Prep Conductor in Tableau Cloud. To learn more about resource blocks, see Resource Blocks.
- When Data Management is active and enabled, you can schedule flows in Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud and monitor flows.
- When Data Management is removed or deactivated, or if the Data Management license expires, then the ability to schedule flows is disabled.
- If your Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud license is still active and valid, you can download the flows using the Tableau Server REST API. For more information, see Flow Methods.
Tableau Catalog
When you purchase Enterprise, Cloud+, or Tableau+ Bundle licenses, Catalog is automatically enabled. If your site was upgraded from Standard, a site admin must turn on Catalog once. For more information, see Enable Tableau Catalog.
When Data Management is active and enabled, you can use Tableau Catalog to discover data, curate data assets, perform impact analysis, and trace the lineage of data used in Tableau content.
When Data Management is removed, deactivated, or the license expires, Catalog-specific information is deleted and access to the Metadata API is removed.
Virtual connections and data policies
When you purchase Enterprise, Cloud+, or Tableau+ Bundle licenses, virtual connections and data policies are automatically enabled on your Tableau Cloud site.
- When Data Management is active and enabled, you can use virtual connections to create sharable resources that provide a central access point to data. You can also create data policies that enable you to filter data for users using centralized row-level security.
- When Data Management is removed, deactivated, or the license expires, the information remains on the server but is not accessible.
- When Data Management is reactivated, the information is restored on the server and becomes accessible.