| = Using Tableau With Apache Ignite |
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| == Overview |
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| http://www.tableau.com[Tableau, window=_blank] is an interactive data-visualization tool focused on business intelligence. |
| It uses ODBC APIs to connect to a variety of databases and data platforms allowing to analyze data stored there. |
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| You can use the link:SQL/ODBC/odbc-driver[Ignite ODBC driver] to interconnect Ignite with Tableau and analyze the data stored |
| in the cluster. |
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| == Installation and Configuration |
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| To connect to an Apache Ignite cluster from Tableau, you need to do the following: |
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| * Download and install Tableau Desktop. Refer to an official Tableau documentation located on http://www.tableau.com[the product's main website, window=_blank]. |
| * Install the Apache Ignite ODBC driver on a Windows or Unix-based operating system. The detailed instructions can be found on the link:SQL/ODBC/odbc-driver[driver's configuration page]. |
| * Finalize the driver configuration by link:SQL/ODBC/connection-string-dsn#configuring-dsn[setting up a DSN (Data Source Name)]. |
| Tableau will connect to the DSN configured at this step. |
| * The ODBC driver communicates to the Ignite cluster over a so-called `ODBC processor`. Make sure that this component is |
| enabled on the link:SQL/ODBC/querying-modifying-data#configuring-the-cluster[cluster side]. |
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| After all the above steps are accomplished, you can connect to the cluster and analyze its data. |
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| == Connecting to Ignite Cluster |
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| . Launch Tableau application and find `Other Databases (ODBC)` setting located under `Connect` \-> `To a Server` \-> `+More...+` window. |
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| image::images/tools/tableau-choosing_driver_01.png[Tableau Driver Selection] |
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| . Click on the `Edit connection` reference. |
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| image::images/tools/tableau-edit_connection.png[Tableau Edit Connection] |
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| . Set the `DSN` property to the name you configured before. In the example below it's equal to `LocalApacheIgniteDSN`. |
| Once this is done, click on the `Connect` button. |
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| image::images/tools/tableau-choose_dsn_01.png[Tableau Choose DSN] |
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| . Tableau will try to check the connection by opening a temporary one. If the validation succeeds, the `Sign In` button |
| as well as additional connection related fields will become active. Click on `Sign In` to finalize the connection process. |
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| image::images/tools/tableau-choose_dsn_02.png[Tableau Choose DSN] |
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| == Data Querying and Analysis |
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| Once the connection is successfully established between Ignite and Tableau, the data can be queried and analyzed in a |
| variety of ways supported by Tableau. For more details, refer to the http://www.tableau.com/learn/training[official Tableau documentation, window=_blank]. |
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| image::images/tools/tableau-creating_dataset.png[Tableau Creating DataSet] |
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| image::images/tools/tableau-visualizing_data.png[Tableau Visualizing Data] |
