Introduction
Tableau Server
Tableau Server is funded and supported by HITS and is available to all Michigan Medicine Employees to create or view analytic content. Our license allows every Michigan Medicine user some abilities to consume, create, and share Tableau Dashboards using Tableau Server.
For more information about the Tableau Server environments at Michigan Medicine, see Tableau – Sharing and Finding Information.
Desktop Tools - Creator Subscription
Two of the Tableau software packages that are available at Michigan Medicine require a Creator Subscription and software installation:
- Tableau Desktop – Subscription required: Used to connect to databases, create dashboards, and publish data visualizations
- Tableau Prep – Subscription required: Software tool used to simplify data clean-up tasks required before developing data visualizations
Tableau Desktop can be installed on up to two devices (ie a desktop and a laptop) for a single user. Tableau Prep Builder can only be installed on one device per user. Licenses are assigned to specific users.
Instructions
To Request a NEW Creator Subscription:
Creator Subscriptions can be requested through the HITS service catalog here.
Activate your License
Once your Creator Subscription request has been processed you can activate the desktop applications.
Open Manage Product Keys
- On your computer open Tableau Desktop
- If you haven't activated the software it will prompt you to for your demographic information
- Go to the Help menu and select Manage Product Keys...
Activate Creator Subscription
- In the Manage Product Keys dialog box, select
- Choose Activate by signing into a server
- Sign in to tab.med.umich.edu (you need to be on the MM network or VPN for this)
- Enter your username password if prompted and choose the Michigan Medicine Site
- You should see a green checkmark and click Continue