Troubleshooting and FAQs: Tableau

Data Quality Warnings and Connected Apps Integration

Tableau limits access to Data Quality Warnings APIs with Connected Apps. Consequently, the Tableau Data Quality Warning feature is not available in the Tableau - Connected Apps integration. It is available when using a Tableau Personal Access Token (PAT) or a username/password integration. If you intend to use Data Quality Warnings, please speak with a Monte Carlo representative before using Connected Apps.

Enable Metadata API

You must enable Tableau's metadata API in order for this integration to work. Please see the Tableau docs here on how to enable. Once this endpoint is enabled, it may take anywhere from a day to a week to populate all of your data into the API store. For further questions on the metadata API and how Tableau creates its store, please reach out to your Tableau representative.

Tableau Cloud Quarterly Server Maintenance

During Tableau's quarterly server upgrades, you may receive Monte Carlo validation emails with errors like BACKFILL RUNNING or Still creating the Metadata API Store. Results from the query might be incomplete at this time. This situation is temporary and once Tableau completes its server upgrade, Monte Carlo will resume normal collection operations within approximately 12 hours.

Error signing in to Tableau Server (401001, 10089)

The error code "401001 Signin Error" with the detail "Error signing in to Tableau Server (10089)" typically indicates a problem related to a missing connected app on Tableau Server (CONNECTED_APP_NOT_FOUND). This issue can often be traced back to a missing or incorrect Site Name setting in Monte Carlo.

To resolve, ensure that the Site Name is correctly configured in your Tableau integration settings in Monte Carlo. An incorrect or missing Site Name can prevent proper authentication and connection to Tableau Server.
Refer to Tableau's documentation on Connected Apps.

"Unknown" Tableau Integration Error

If you encounter an "Unknown" error during Tableau integration, please follow the steps in this troubleshooting guide: Troubleshooting Tableau Error: Invalid Version (Unknown).

"Obfuscation is Disabled" Error

If you receive an "Obfuscation is Disabled" error with Tableau, follow the steps in this troubleshooting guide to resolve it: Resolving Tableau Error: Obfuscation is Disabled.

SSL Certificate Failure

If you are deploying your Tableau server with an SSL certificate, by default Monte Carlo will attempt to verify that. This can cause failures like unable to get local issuer certificate when trying to integrate to Monte Carlo.

To solve, please integrate Tableau to Monte Carlo using the API or CLI which will allow you to bypass this verification:

Download and get set up with the CLI: Using the CLI
Run montecarlo integrations add-tableau making sure to include the --no-verify-ssl flag:

This should allow you to successfully onboard Tableau!