Tableau Connector for ServiceNow: User roles

Owned by Inna Kashuba
Last updated: Apr 14, 2023 by Liubov Topchyi
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There are 3 roles with specific permissions that can be assigned to users:

  • TABLEAU ADMIN - role name is x_acsof_tableau.tableau_admin

    • can Read, Write, Create, Delete a data source

    • has access to Tableau Connector for ServiceNow plugin and can export ServiceNow tables (only those the user has rights to access according to access rights provided by ServiceNow system admin)

    • read access to the sys_db_object table should be added to see the list of SN tables

  • TABLEAU EDITOR - role name is x_acsof_tableau.tableau_editor

    • can Read, Write, Create a data source

    • has access to Tableau Connector for ServiceNow plugin and can export ServiceNow tables (only those the user has rights to access according to access rights provided by ServiceNow system admin)

    • need read access to the sys_db_object table should be added to see the list of SN tables

  • TABLEAU VIEWER - role name is x_acsof_tableau.tableau_viewer

    • can Read data source

    • has access to Tableau Connector for ServiceNow plugin and can export Servicenow tables (only those the user has rights to access according to access rights provided by ServiceNow system admin)