Tableau OCF Connector Release Notes¶
Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation
Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation
November 20, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.12.4¶
Fixed Issues¶
Temporary Objects Displayed in Lineage for Google BigQuery¶
The Connector displays temporary (TMP) objects in Tableau and Google BigQuery lineage.
This issue is resolved. Now, the connector forms the fully qualified table name and creates lineage when Google BigQuery project ID is available from the Tableau metadata API. (AL-172023)
October 30, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.12.3¶
Enhancements¶
Improved User Experience When Handling Data Source Connection and Lineage Data¶
The Tableau OCF connector now enables you to view table or query information related to published or unpublished/embedded data sources when this information is available as part of Tableau metadata API, even when host or port information is unavailable.
In such cases, users can view lineage by linking the BI, RDBMS, or EDW data source cataloged in Alation using the Lineage Settings tab on the Tableau OCF connector Settings page. (AL-170414)
Note
Rerun lineage computation or MDE after linking the data sources.
Improved Error Handling in Tableau Metadata API Response¶
The connector will now include the request ID in the Tableau metadata API error message for the following invalid response from Tableau metadata API:
The field at path ‘/publishedDatasourcesConnection/nodes[285]/site’ was declared as a non null type, but the code involved in retrieving data has wrongly returned a null value. The graphql specification requires that the parent field be set to null, or if that is non nullable that it bubble up null to its parent and so on. The non-nullable type is ‘TableauSite’ within parent type ‘PublishedDatasource’. Parameters -> first 1000, after cursor: null. There might be missing metadata for Published Datasources.
You can use the request ID to contact the Tableau Support team to resolve this issue. (AL-176692)
Fixed Issues¶
September 11, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.11.0¶
Enhancements¶
OpenJDK Upgrade¶
The JDK is now upgraded to Temurin-11.0.23+9. This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs): CVE-2024-4741, CVE-2024-5535, CVE-2020-13956, CVE-2019-17571, CVE-2022-23305, CVE-2022-23307, CVE-2021-4104, CVE-2022-23302 (AL-131042)
Fixed Issues¶
Cross-System Lineage Missing for Hive and Oracle-Based Datasources¶
In the Tableau OCF connector, cross-system Lineage is unavailable for Hive and Oracle-based data sources.
This issue is now resolved. (AL-162504)
Important
This fix is available from Alation version 2024.1.3.
August 21, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.10.0¶
Enhancements¶
SDK Upgrade¶
The Tableau OCF connector is now upgraded to the latest SDK version 4.8.16. (AL-160913)
This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs):
CVE-2022-25647, CVE-2023-2976, CVE-2020-8908, CVE-2021-22569, CVE-2021-22570, CVE-2022-3509, CVE-2022-3510, CVE-2022-3171, CVE-2021-29425, CVE-2021-37136, CVE-2021-37137, CVE-2019-20444, CVE-2021-21290, CVE-2021-43797, CVE-2022-24823, CVE-2024-29025, CVE-2021-21295, CVE-2021-21409, CVE-2020-11612, CVE-2019-20445, CVE-2023-34462
OpenJDK Upgrade¶
The JDK is now upgraded to Temurin-11.0.23+9. This upgrade addresses the following Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs): CVE-2024-20952 and CVE-2023-20918. (AL-160913)
Support for Authentication Based on AWS Secret Manager Credentials¶
When installed on an Alation Agent, the Tableau OCF connector supports authentication using credentials the Agent has fetched from AWS Secrets Manager. For more information, see Integration with AWS Secrets Manager for Data Source Authentication Using OCF Connector. (AL-160913)
Note
Support for authentication based on AWS Secret Manager is available for all installations (on-premise and Alation Cloud Service), however, integrating with AWS Secrets Manager through an Alation Agent applies only to cloud native architecture.
August 07, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.9.5¶
Enhancements¶
View Connection Metadata for Excel Sheet-Based Data Sources From Onedrive¶
You can now view the connection metadata on Alation for data sources based on Excel sheet embedded from Onedrive. (AL-165743)
Fixed Issues¶
Project Deletion During Metadata Extraction¶
Projects get deleted from Alation during metadata extraction as Tableau fails to return the metadata due to the Tableau metadata API timeout issue. For more information on this issue, see Help Center Page.
The connector now handles the timeout errors in the Tableau Metadata API to reduce the impact and prevent deletion of the cataloged metadata.
The connector now captures the timeout issue as part of the error report (available for download in the Job Details). (AL-164024)
Important
This change will not restore the objects that may have been removed due to a timeout error in the Tableau Metadata API prior to upgrading to this version.
June 05, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.9.2¶
Fixed Issues¶
Metadata Extraction Fails for Site ID Provided in Upper Case¶
While connecting to the Tableau cloud, if the Site ID provided in the Connector Settings section of the General Settings tab is not in lower case, then MDE fails for the Tableau OCF connector version 1.9.0 and higher.
Now, the connector ignores case sensitivity for Site ID and proceeds with MDE. (AL-159423)
May 22, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.9.1¶
Fixed Issues¶
Metadata Extraction Performance Issues¶
Metadata Extraction of Datasource, Reports, and Dashboard fields takes a long time to complete.
The issue is now fixed. (AL-156359, AL-156150)
April 24, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.9.0¶
Enhancements¶
With Alation version 2024.1.2 and Tableau OCF connector version 1.9.0, Alation has introduced an enhanced user interface for configuring the Tableau OCF data source settings.
Note
The connector version is compatible with Alation versions prior to 2024.1.2. However, you will view the old user interface with Alation versions prior to 2024.1.2
The documentation for the new Tableau OCF experience is available at : Tableau OCF Connector.
The enhanced user interface provides the following features:
Better User Experience¶
The enhanced Tableau user interface provides better navigation and multiple visual cues, making it easy to configure and manage Tableau data source.
Easy to Connect¶
The Tableau user interface now provides a step-by-step process to connect to your Tableau data source easily and quickly.
Additional Error-Prevention Checks¶
The Tableau user interface now includes added checks to avoid obvious configuration mistakes. The user interface also includes text to assist and provide cues while configuring.
Detailed Error Reports and Troubleshooting Support¶
The improved Tableau user interface makes troubleshooting easier for metadata extraction and query log ingestion, as you can now have a detailed error report for both processes. The report contains a detailed error description and steps to resolve the issue. (AL-139399)
Improved NODE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED Error Handling¶
The improved Tableau OCF connector reduces the possibility of encountering the NODE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED error.
Note
If you continue to encounter the NODE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED error, Alation recommends that you increase the Node limit on Tableau.
February 28, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.8.0¶
Enhancements¶
Docker CIS Benchmark Compliance¶
Tableau OCF connector versions 1.8.0 and newer are now compliant with the following Docker CIS benchmarks:
Docker 4.1 - Ensures that a user for the container is created
Docker 4.6 - Ensures that HEALTHCHECK instructions are added to container images
Docker 4.7 - Ensures that docker files do not include update instructions as a standalone or single-line instruction
January 10, 2024¶
Tableau OCF Connector: Version 1.7.1¶
Enhancements¶
Tableau OCF Displays SQL Queries¶
Tableau OCF connector now displays SQL queries for custom SQL-based Tableau datasources. For detail, see Tableau OCF Connector.
Fixed Issues¶
Extraction for Multiple Sites Results in Missing Metadata¶
When extracting from multiple sites, the metadata extraction results in Tableau API failures, NullPointerException, and missing metadata.
Connections to Tableau Remain Open¶
The Tableau OCF connector fails to close the connections to Tableau.
Connector Initiates Duplicate API Calls¶
The Tableau OCF connector initiates duplicate API calls to fetch metadata.
Connector Fails to Stop Upon Encountering a Fatal Error¶
When the Tableau server is under maintenance, the MDE becomes unresponsive.
Permission Mirroring Issues¶
Permission mirroring issues related to site administrator and non-administrator Tableau users are now fixed.