How to Export Data into Tableau

Owned by Liliia Ostrovska
Last updated: May 21, 2024
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  1. On the Data Sources page, select Copy link.

Tableau Connector uses the generated link to export your Jira data to your Tableau.

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  1. Launch your Tableau Desktop, select More…, and then select OData.

  1. [Option 1] - using your Jira instance credentials

  • In the Server field, paste the link of your data source.

  • In the Authentication field, select Username and Password.

  • In the Username field, enter your email address associated with your Jira instance.

  • In the Password field, enter your password associated with your Jira instance.

  • Select Sign In.

 

  1. [Option 2] - using your Personal Access Token.

  • In the Server field, paste the link of your data source.

  • In the Authentication field, select Username and Password.

  • In the Username field, enter the word token.

  • In the Password field, enter your PAT (Personal Access Token).

  • Select Sign In.

 

Data will be loaded into Tableau. If there is a large amount of data to be imported, it may take some time.

Proceed to Sheet 1, where you can start building graphs and dashboards using the imported Jira data. To do this, simply select the visualization type and the data you want to display on the graph or dashboard.