Create Data Source from existing Reports
New from Report button is located on the Dashboard page and visible for ServiceNow Admin, Tableau Admin and Tableau Editor roles.
Click on a button will open Select Report dialog with the Reports list:
Reports list is taken from native website from Reports category:
After Report is selected, the user will be navigated to a new Data Source page with pre-filled fields: Name, Description, Export config, Filter and selected only report fields:
Now the user only needs to save the data source and export it to Tableau Desktop.
Users can modify Data Source (add more tables, rows limit, change filters etc.), changes will not be applied on existing Reports.
In some cases, reports do not contain fields, so it will be necessary to select preferred fields in order to be able to save data source and export data:
Please NOTE: Before exporting user need to check if all necessary permissions for data export are assigned. In case if not - the user will be not able to create Data Source: