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| Database Version | Tableau Versions | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Redshift | 7.0.14/8.0.1 and later | Supported in Tableau 7.0.x beginning with version 7.0.14, and in Tableau 8.0.x beginning with 8.0.1 |
| Aster Data nCluster | 6.1.8/7.0.2 and Later | The Aster 4.6.3 ODBC driver is required for Aster Data 4.6.x. The Aster 5.x ODBC driver is required for Aster Data 5.x |
| Cloudera Hadoop Hive | 6.1.4 and Later | Links to the Cloudera Connector for Tableau download site. |
| DataStax | 7.0.10 and Later | Links to the DataStax ODBC Driver download site. |
| Google BigQuery | 8.0 and Later | ODBC driver. Tableau 8.0 Beta users should upgrade to this version. |
| Greenplum | 5.2 and Later | Links to the EMC Subscribenet site (authorization required). Customers should download the Greenplum Connectivity Pack, which contains the Greenplum PSQL ODBC driver. |
| Hortonworks | 7.0.10 and Later | Links to the Hortonworks download site. |
| IBM DB2 | all versions | |
| MapR | 7.0.7 and Later | Links to the MapR website where you can download the MapR ODBC driver. MapR version 1.0 is currently supported. |
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Microsoft Access Database Engine 2007 For connecting to:
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all versions | Only required if you do not already have Office 2007 or 2010 installed, or if you have the 64-bit version of Office 2010 installed. |
| 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 (version 10.51.2500.0) | 5.2 and Later | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2008 R2 64-bit (version 10.51.2500.0) | 5.2 and Later | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6 - 64-bit. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2012 SP1 x86 (version 11.0.2100.60) | 7.0.4 and Later | You may also need to install Microsoft XML 6 - 32-bit. |
| Microsoft Analysis Services 2012 SP1 x64 (version 11.0.2100.60) | 7.0.4 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 (version 10.51.2500.0) | 5.2 and Later | |
| Microsoft SQL server 2008 R2 64-bit (version 10.51.2500.0) | 5.2 and Later | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Native Client x86 (version 11.0.2100.60) | 7.0.4 and Later | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 Native Client x64 (version 11.0.2100.60) | 7.0.4 and Later | |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 - PowerPivot for MS Excel 2010 - RTM | 7.0.6 and earlier | Links to Microsoft PowerPivot download page. Use this driver for connecting to PowerPivot 2010. Learn more about Choosing the Correct Add-In and Driver for PowerPivot. |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot for Excel | 7.0.7 and Later | Links to Microsoft PowerPivot download page. Use this driver for connecting to both PowerPivot 2012 and 2010 using Tableau 7.0.7 and later. Learn more about Choosing the Correct Add-In and Driver for PowerPivot. |
| MySQL | Tableau 7.0 and prior Tableau 8.0 |
links to existing file on our website. For Tableau 8 users, we recommend using the latest MySQL 5.2.x 32-bit Unicode ODBC driver (mysql-connector-odbc-5.2.x-win32.msi). Links to MySQL downloads page. |
| 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. |
| Oracle |
desktop
3.6,
4.0,
4.1,
5.0-5.0.1,
5.0.2,
5.1,
5.2,
6.0,
6.1,
7.0,
8.0
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,
6.0,
6.1,
7.0,
8.0
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) | Contact your ParAccel Account team | |
| PostgreSQL | all versions | |
| Progress OpenEdge | Contact your Progress account team. | |
| SAP BW | 7.0.4 and Later | Links to the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP authorization required). Learn more about Connecting to SAP BW. |
| SAP HANA | 7.0.9 and Later | Links to the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP authorization required). |
| Sybase ASE | 8.0.1 and Later | Links to the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP authorization required). |
| Sybase IQ | 5.2 and Later | Links to a Sybase website where a login is required. Contact your Sybase account manager for access. |
| Tableau Add-In for PowerPivot Excel (32-bit) | 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 8.0 | Tableau 7.0.7 adds support for connecting to PowerPivot 2012. The 7.0 Add-In listed here can be used with both PowerPivot 2012 and 2010.Learn more about Choosing the Correct Add-In and Driver for PowerPivot. |
| Tableau Add-In for PowerPivot Excel (64-bit) | 6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 8.0 | Tableau 7.0.7 adds support for connecting to PowerPivot 2012. The 7.0 Add-In listed here can be used with both PowerPivot 2012 and 2010. Learn more about Choosing the Correct Add-In and Driver for PowerPivot. |
| 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 Vertica website where a login is required. Contact your Vertica account manager for access. Learn more about Choosing the Correct Vertica Driver. |
| Vectorwise | 7.0 and later (desktop & server) | Links to the Vectorwise website where a login is required. Contact your Vectorwise 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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