Office of Information Technology

Tableau

Service description

Tableau Online is a cloud-based data visualization tool used to quickly organize data into easily understandable formats. With Tableau, you can create, publish, and share dashboards with colleagues using data from the ODS data warehouse and other sources.

Service Details

Tableau requires a named license for creating or viewing reports and dashboards. Once you have been granted a license, you can connect to Tableau Online at online.tableau.com. Sign in using your Odin account email address, including the @pdx.edu. You will be prompted to authenticate using PSU Single Sign-On.

Viewer License

View dashboards published by Explorers and Creators using Tableau Online. Read-only access.

Explorer License

View, create, modify, and share dashboards using Tableau Online.

Creator License

View, create, modify, and share dashboards using Tableau Online. Includes a license for Tableau Desktop, a powerful tool used to import, export, and transform data and design complex reports. Once a report is completed in Desktop, an author can publish the report to Tableau Online.

Availability

This service is available to the following groups:

  • Faculty
  • Staff

Resources

Request This Service

Tableau licensing has been purchased centrally by the Provost Office for university administrative use. Due to the high cost of Tableau licensing availability is limited to 350 licenses to be distributed across campus and are prioritized for university administrative use. Assigned licenses that are not used within a year are reallocated to others requesting a license. 

  • To request a Viewer, Explorer, or Creator license, complete an OAM Access Request for Tableau in the Odin Account Manager at oam.pdx.edu.
  • For step by step instructions, visit Request Access to Tableau. 

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