Tableau


Overview

Tableau Applications allow Michigan Medicine to better use data by allowing analyst to build dashboards and data sets and share them with Michigan Medicine. Users can interact and explore those dashboards and datasets to find answers.

 

Tableau Server (https://tab.med.umich.edu)

Allows users to share and browse dashboards or visualizations. Enables self serve analytics using curated datasets.

Free and automatically available to all Michigan Medicine employees. See Tableau – Sharing and Searching for Information for details.

Used By: Everyone

Tableau Desktop

An intuitive, drag-and-drop desktop application used to connect to databases, create dashboards, and publish data visualizations.

Requires paid subscription key. See Tableau – Licensing Options for more information.

Used By: Data People, Analysts, BI Developers, and Data Scientists

Tableau Prep Builder

Desktop application used to simplify data clean-up tasks required before developing data visualizations.

Requires paid subscription key. See Tableau – Licensing Options for more information.

Used By: Data People, Analysts, BI Developers, and Data Scientists

Order Guide

 Tableau Enterprise Tools order guide provides a convenient way to:

  • Requesting software installation for Tableau Desktop and Prep Builder
  • Licensing Assistance
  • Tableau Administrative Services
    • Tableau Server Schedule Requests
    • New Project Folders
    • Tableau Doctor Sessions

Complete the requested information. Depending on the services you request, you may be prompted for additional information.

 

Related Information

HITS Internal: Support Process Map

Getting Started

Working With Tableau Server

Authoring New Content

Connecting to Data

Requesting New Content