I'm using MongoDB connected to Tableau using ODBC drivers..
I have connected to databases on Mongo.. Now i want to replace the data source with other databases.. b
I have query from customer saying that they want to see the same visualizations even after changing the data source to other which have json with same data.
Replacing a data source is rather simple. Add the query to the workbook - create an extract if needed - then return to a worksheet. Right-click on the data source's name and select "Replace data source...". This will give you a menu from which you choose which data source is to be used instead.
For other troubleshooting visit:
https://community.tableau.com/thread/151396
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I have a question, hopefully someone in the forum could give some help here. I am able to pull data from Soap API call to SQL Server table (xml data type field actually) via Copy Data Activity. The pipeline that runs this process is metadata driven, so how could I write other parameters in the same SQL Server table for the same run? I am using a Copy Data Activity to load XML data to SQL Server table but in Mapping tab I am not able to select other parameters in order to point them to others SQL table columns.
In addition, I am using a ForEach Activity in order the Copy Data Activity iterates for several values of one column on SQL Server table.
I will appreciate any advice on this.
Thanks
David
Thank you for your interest, I will try to be more explicit with this image: Hopefully this clarify a little bit. Given the current escenario, how could I pass StoreId and CustomerNumber parameters to the table Stage.XmlDataTable?
Taking in to account in the mapping step I am just able to map XML data from the current API call and then write it into Stage.XmlDataTable - XmlData column.
Thanks in advance David
You can add your parameters using Additional Columns in the Copy data activity Source.
When you import schema in mapping you can see the additional columns added in source.
Refer to this MS document for more details on adding additional columns during the copy.
I have a dataset based on a csv file. This exposes a data as follows:
Name,Age
John,23
I have an Azure SQL Server instance with a table named: [People]
This has columns
Name, Age
I am using the Copy Data task activity and trying to copy data from the csv data set into the azure table.
There is no option to indicate the table name as a source. Instead I have a space to input a Stored Procedure name?
How does this work? Where do I put the target table name in the image below?
You should DEFINITELY have a table name to write to. If you don't have a table, something is wrong with your setup. Anyway, make sure you have a table to write to; make sure the field names in your table match the fields in the CSV file. Then, follow the steps outlined in the description below. There are several steps to click through, but all are pretty intuitive, so just follow the instructions step by step and you should be fine.
http://normalian.hatenablog.com/entry/2017/09/04/233320
You can add records into the SQL Database table directly without stored procedures, by configuring the table value on the Sink Dataset rather than the Copy Activity which is what is happening.
Have a look at the below screenshot which shows the Table field within my dataset.
How do we view the Data Source contents that are driving the Tableau visualizations? When clicking on Data | Data Source it asks us to open a data source: no option for viewing the currently active one.
While it is possible to Export to CSV why should that be required: is there no way to see the data inside Tableau itself while designing/developing the sheets?
The way to access is in a somewhat unintuitive location: you actually select the data source name from under the Data top level menu item:
The View Data - as well as other important options such as Export to CSV - are then accessible.
I have a Crystal template that I am modifying in developer because we are changing the datasource from an Access file to our Oracle DB. I created a database field that accurately connects to Oracle and added a select statement that because pulls a field from a particular table
select s.field from table s;
On the right hand side, under database fields, I see my command and can right click and browse the data, which right now returns two values.
I also made a formula field using an Azalea barcode function that calls the values (I think, this is where stuff is going wrong, I guess)
The formula field is
BarcodeC39ASCII({Command.field})
So this should take the data and format it into the barcode, except when I use print preview or print out the report, no data is merged.
I've tested this by creating a new formula field with just the Command.field, and still no data is merged. I imagine there is something really obvious that I am missing and would appreciate any input.
So unless I misunderstood your question, you are changing your datasource from Access DB to Oracle DB, correct? Assuming that the database structure remains the same then all you should need to do is go into Database -> Set Datasource Location and set the datasource location from the Access DB to the Oracle DB and your existing report should work as it did. You might have to map some fields, but that should be the extend of it. Is that what you are trying to do?
Chris
I have a Crystal report where the data source has originally been set to use ODBC connections. Now I want to modify the data source to instead use OLE DB instead of using ODBC. How do I replace the data source connection without breaking the database fields which I have originally set up for my report? If I try to delete the original data source, the fields which I have already set up are also deleted. Is there a way to map the report to use OLE DB instead of the ODBC connection?
Thanks.
Its easy. Right click on the database fields in your field explorer. Click on 'Set datasource location' And then you will see two sections in a dialog. "Current datasource" and "replace with". In the current datasource - select the object you want to replace. Then in the "Replace with" section click on "create new connection">"OLE DB">Connect to the database object that you want by supplying driver and credential information.
Then click the 'update' button on the right side. That's it! You're done. Though the object name might not seem to change in the 'current datasource' section, still if u click on the (+) sign next to the object, the source name will show the new OLEDB object that you used
Try:
Adding the OLE DB data source to the
report without deleting the ODBC
data source.
Use the Set Datasource
Location option (from the Database
menu in the Report Designer) to
change the datasource for the table
from the ODBC data source to the OLE
DB data source.
Then delete the ODBC data source from the report.
Crystal Report 8.5
Click 'Database' menu->Click 'Remove From Report'->Select the tables which you want to remove from the list->click 'Remove' option->Click 'Done'Button.
That's it:)