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description: Reference for the shareProductUsageDataSettings entity to control product usage data sharing.
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# shareProductUsageDataSettings Entity

Before you configure this entity, see [Product usage data](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/server-linux/en-gb/config_general.htm#product_data) to better understand the behavioural and usage data that Tableau collects. (Your confidential database values are never included.)

Use the configuration file template below to create a json file. After you have filled in the options with the appropriate values, pass the json file and apply settings with the following commands:

`tsm settings import -f /path/to/file.json`

`tsm pending-changes apply`

If the pending changes require a server restart, the `pending-changes apply` command will display a prompt to let you know a restart will occur. This prompt displays even if the server is stopped, but in that case, there is no restart. You can suppress the prompt using the `--ignore-prompt` option, but this does not change the restart behaviour. If the changes do not require a restart, the changes are applied without a prompt. For more information, see [tsm pending-changes apply](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/server-linux/en-gb/cli_pending-changes.htm#pending-changes-apply).

## Configuration template

Use this template to configure product usage data settings.

**Important:** All entity options are case sensitive.

For more explanation about configuration files, entities and keys see [Configuration File Example](https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/server-linux/en-gb/config_file_example.htm).

{
  "configEntities": {
	"shareProductUsageDataSettings": {
		"\_type": "shareProductUsageDataSettingsType",
		"enabled": "true"
        }
     }			
 }

## Configuration file reference

The following list includes all of the options that can be included with the `"shareProductUsageDataSettings"` entity set:

\_type

Required value: `shareProductUsageDataSettingsType`

enabled

Options: `true` or `false`

The default, `true`, shares product usage data from your server with Tableau.