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The Tableau CRM Analytics ODBC Driver is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with live data from Tableau CRM Analytics, directly from any applications that support ODBC connectivity.

Access Tableau CRM Analytics platform and prediction services data like you would a database, through a standard ODBC Driver interface.

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How to Query Tableau CRM Analytics Data in MySQL Workbench


Execute MySQL queries against live Tableau CRM Analytics data from MySQL Workbench.

You can use the SQL Gateway from the ODBC Driver for Tableau CRM Analytics to query Tableau CRM Analytics data through a MySQL interface. Follow the procedure below to start the MySQL remoting service of the SQL Gateway and work with live Tableau CRM Analytics data in MySQL Workbench.

Connect to Tableau CRM Analytics Data

If you have not already done so, provide values for the required connection properties in the data source name (DSN). You can use the built-in Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to configure the DSN. This is also the last step of the driver installation. See the "Getting Started" chapter in the help documentation for a guide to using the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to create and configure a DSN.

Tableau CRM Analytics uses the OAuth 2 authentication standard. You will need to obtain the OAuthClientId and OAuthClientSecret by registering an app with Tableau CRM Analytics.

See the Getting Started section of the Help documentation for an authentication guide.

Configure the SQL Gateway

See the SQL Gateway Overview to set up connectivity to Tableau CRM Analytics data as a virtual MySQL database. You will configure a MySQL remoting service that listens for MySQL requests from clients. The service can be configured in the SQL Gateway UI.

Creating a MySQL Remoting Service in SQL Gateway (Salesforce is shown)

Query Tableau CRM Analytics from MySQL Workbench

The steps below outline connecting to the virtual Tableau CRM Analytics database created in the SQL Gateway from MySQL Workbench and issuing basic queries to work with live Tableau CRM Analytics data.

Connect to Tableau CRM Analytics through the SQL Gateway

  1. In MySQL Workbench, click to add a new MySQL connection.
  2. Name the connection (CData SQL Gateway for Tableau CRM Analytics).
  3. Set the Hostname, Port, and Username parameters to connect to the SQL Gateway.
  4. Click Store in Vault to set and store the password.
  5. Click Test Connection to ensure the connection is configured properly and click OK.

Query Tableau CRM Analytics Data

  1. Open the connection you just created (CData SQL Gateway for Tableau CRM Analytics).
  2. Click File -> New Query Tab.
  3. Write a SQL query to retrieve Tableau CRM Analytics data, like SELECT * FROM `CData TableauCRM Sys`.Dataset_Opportunity;

With access to live Tableau CRM Analytics data from MySQL Workbench, you can easily query and update Tableau CRM Analytics, just like you would a MySQL database. Get started now with a free, 30-day trial of the CData ODBC Driver for Tableau CRM Analytics and the CData SQL Gateway.