

If you haven't already signed in to Tableau Cloud, you will be prompted to. Select Server > Publish Data Source to begin the publishing process. In Tableau Desktop, create your data source. In most cases, you will set up a schedule as you publish your data source from Tableau Desktop. Note: Online schedules that use Bridge support the same scheduling frequency options as Online schedules that do not use Bridge. The second entry point is at any time after the data source publishing process. The first entry point is during the data source publishing process, from Tableau Desktop. Though the scheduling tasks are exactly the same, there are two primary entry points for setting up a Online schedule for a data source that connects to private network data.

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Update Data Source Now (Link opens in a new window) option Run Extract Refresh Now (Link opens in a new window) option The following table delineates the primary differences between Online and Bridge (legacy) schedules for keeping private network data fresh.Ĭan be configured to refresh data sources as frequently as 15 and 30 minute increments Bridge (legacy) schedules can be converted to Online schedules. Online schedules for file-based data sources require at least one Bridge 2021.4.3 (or later) client be set up and added to the client pool by your site admin.īy default, schedules created for file-based data sources that were created prior to Bridge 2021.4.3 use Bridge (legacy) schedules. Versionīeginning with Bridge 2021.4.3, extract refreshes for file-based data sources can use Online schedules. In summary, Online schedules are designed to leave client management tasks to the site admin and enable you to perform all your data source management tasks directly on Tableau Cloud. The schedule you use can depend on a couple of factors, including the version the original schedule was created and the type of underlying data that the data source connects to. Note: Bridge (legacy) schedules do not support refreshes for virtual connections. There are two types of refresh schedules that you can configure for Bridge to use: Online schedules versus Bridge (legacy) schedulesįor data sources that are set up to use extract connections, Bridge uses refresh schedules to keep data fresh. To set up and configure refresh schedules for a private cloud-based data sources, see Use Bridge for Private Cloud Data.

Bridge can't keep data fresh in data sources embedded in workbooks.
