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Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Deployment (desktopdeploy)
- Register and Activate from the User Interface: Register and activate Tableau Desktop from the UI, including offline activation.
- Install From the Command Line: Install Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder from the command line, including activation.
- Command Line Options and Properties: Reference of command-line installer options and properties for Tableau Desktop.
- Refresh or Deactivate Your Product Key: Refresh or deactivate Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder product keys from the command line.
- Finding and Resolving Compatibility Issues: Find and resolve version compatibility issues between Tableau Desktop, Server, and Prep Builder.
- Where's the installer?: Find and download installers for Tableau Desktop, Prep Builder, Public Edition, and Reader.
- Install From the User Interface: Install Tableau Desktop, Prep Builder, or Public Edition from the user interface.
- Before You Install: Review system requirements, product keys, and ports before installing Tableau Desktop.
- Configure Virtual Desktop Support: Configure virtual desktop support to optimize Tableau for non-persistent virtual desktops.
- Manage License Usage for Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder: Track Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder license usage via Tableau Server admin views.
- Move or Deactivate Product Keys: Deactivate or move Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder product keys between computers.
- Configure Your Environment: Configure your Tableau Desktop environment after install, such as disabling error reporting.
- Find Your Product Key: Find your Tableau Desktop or Prep Builder product key in the Customer Portal.
- Control Product Updates for Tableau Desktop: Control Tableau Desktop product updates for users with a TableauAutoUpdate.xml file.
- Required Addresses, Proxies, and Ports: Reference of required internet addresses, proxies, and ports for Tableau Desktop.
- Manage Tableau Desktop License Usage: Configure Tableau Desktop license usage reporting to send data to Tableau Server.
- Change Installation Settings after Installation: Change Tableau Desktop installation settings after install, like language and repository location.
- Configure SSL: Configure SSL to connect Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder to a server using SSL.
- Troubleshoot Your Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder Installation: Troubleshoot Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder installation issues like internet and memory errors.
- Troubleshoot Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder Licensing: Troubleshoot Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder licensing and activation errors.
- Using the User Interface Uninstaller: Uninstall Tableau Desktop or Prep Builder using the user interface uninstaller.
- Upgrade Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder: Upgrade Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder to the latest release, with pre-upgrade considerations.
- Tableau Version Compatibility: Understand Tableau version number formats and how to find your product version.
- Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Deployment Guide: Overview of the deployment guide for Tableau Desktop, Prep, Public Edition, and Reader.
- Tableau Help
- Basic Product Data: Understand and disable sharing of Basic Product Data with Tableau.