jeromebanks / document-api-python

Create and modify Tableau workbook and datasource files

document-api-python

This repo contains Python source and example files for the Tableau Document API.

For more information, see the documentation:

http://tableau.github.io/document-api-python

Document API

The Document API provides a supported way to programmatically make updates to Tableau workbook and data source files. If you've been making changes to these file types by directly updating the XML--that is, by XML hacking--this SDK is for you :)

Features include:

• Support for 9.X, and 10.X workbook and data source files
  • Including TDSX and TWBX files
• Getting connection information from data sources and workbooks
  • Server Name
  • Username
  • Database Name
  • Authentication Type
  • Connection Type
• Updating connection information in workbooks and data sources
  • Server Name
  • Username
  • Database Name
• Getting Field information from data sources and workbooks
  • Get all fields in a data source
  • Get all fields in use by certain sheets in a workbook

We don't yet support creating files from scratch, adding extracts into workbooks or data sources, or updating field information