How to Export Data into Tableau Desktop

Please make sure that you have completed the previous two steps before proceeding.

  1. Create access token

  2. Create data source

 

How to Export Data Using OData

 

  1. Select Copy URL.

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

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

  2. In the Authentication field, select Username and Password.

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

  4. In the Password field, enter the access token you’ve created here.

  5. 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.

How to Export Data Using Web Data Connector

 

Tableau marked WDC (Web Data Connector) as deprecated, but you can still export data using this option with Tableau Connector for Jira Cloud.

 

  1. Select three dots, and then select Copy WDC URL (legacy).

 

  1. Launch your Tableau Desktop, select More…, and then select Web Data Connector (deprecated).

  1. Paste the copied WDC URL into the address bar at the top or in the box in the middle, and then press Enter.

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

  2. In the Password field, enter the access token you’ve created here.

  3. Select Log in and Export.

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