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| Database | Tableau Versions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| GreenPlum | 5.2 and Later | Links to the GreenPlum website where a login is required. Contact your GreenPlum account manager for access. |
| IBM DB2 | all versions | |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2000 | all versions | |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 | all versions | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2005 (64-bit) | all versions | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6 - 64-bit. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 | all versions | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 (64-bit) | all versions | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6 - 64-bit. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 R2 | 5.2 and Later | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 R2 (64-bit) | 5.2 and Later | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6 - 64-bit. |
| Microsoft PowerPivot | 5.2 and Later | |
| Microsoft PowerPivot (64-bit) | 5.2 and Later | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 | all versions | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (64-bit) | all versions | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 | all versions | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (64-bit) | all versions | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 | 5.2 and Later | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) | 5.2 and Later | |
| MySQL | all versions | |
| Netezza | Contact your Netezza account team. | The default ODBC 3.0 driver does not work with Tableau. When installing the Netezza driver, select the custom setup option to install the ODBC 3.5 driver instead. |
| Office 2007 Data Connectivity Components | all versions | Needed to connect to Microsoft Access and Excel 2007 data sources. Only required if you do not already have Office 2007 installed. |
| Oracle |
desktop
3.6,
4.0,
4.1,
5.0-5.0.1,
5.0.2,
5.1
5.2
server 1.6, 4.0, 4.1 |
The Oracle driver is installed with Tableau Server in versions 5.0 and later. |
| Oracle Essbase |
desktop
3.6,
4.0,
4.1,
5.0,
5.1,
5.2
server 1.6, 4.0, 4.1 |
The Oracle Essbase driver is installed with Tableau Server in versions 5.0 and later. |
| ParAccel (32-bit) | 5.2 and Later | |
| ParAccel (64-bit) | 5.2 and Later | |
| PostgreSQL | all versions | |
| Sybase IQ | 5.2 and Later | Links to a Sybase website where a login is required. Contact your Sybase account manager for access. |
| Teradata | 4.1 and later (desktop & server) | Link to the Teradata website. Select ODBC then the appropriate driver for your versions of Teradata and Windows. |
| Vertica | 4.1 and later (desktop & server) | Links to the Vertical website where a login is required. Contact your Vertica account manager for access. |
Note: Some drivers install into a directory that is specific to the version of Tableau you are using. Drivers marked for all versions are installed outside of the versioned directories so they can be used for all versions of both Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server.
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