Activity Log Event Type Reference

The following tables describe the Activity Log event types and attributes.

Event type details

The following content describes each event type in Activity Log. Use the alphabetically sorted list of event types on the right, or ctrl/cmd-f to go directly to keywords you have in mind.

Common attributes

The following table contains common attributes for all Activity Log events. For event-specific attributes, review the individual event tables.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
actorUserIdintegerID of the user who performed the action that initiated the event
actorUserLuidstringLUID of the user who performed the action that initiated the event
eventTimestringTimestamp when the event occurred
initiatingUserIdintegerID of the initiating user. For impersonation, it's the ID of the administrative user who initiated impersonation. For standard login, the value is the same as userId.
initiatingUserLuidstringLUID of the initiating user. For impersonation, it's the LUID of the administrative user who initiated impersonation. For standard login, the value is the same as userLuid.
licensingRoleNamestringName of the user's licensing role when the event occurred
siteLuidstringLUID of the Tableau site where the event occurred
siteRoleIdintegerThe user's site role ID. The value 0 = SiteAdministrator, 1 = SupportUser, 2 = Publisher, 3 = Interactor, 4 = ViewerWithPublish, 5 = Viewer, 6 = UnlicensedWithPublish, 7 = Guest, 8 = Unlicensed and 9 = BasicUser.
systemAdminLevelintegerIndicates if the user is a system administrator. The value 10 = System Admin and 0 = Not a system admin.

add_delete_user_to_group

The add_delete_user_to_group event is logged when a user is added or removed from a group.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
groupIDintegerThe ID of the group
groupLuidstringThe LUID of the group
groupOperationstringGroup operation, either add or delete user to a group
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
userIdintegerThe ID of the user
userLuidstringThe LUID of the user

content_owner_change

The content_owner_change event is logged when the content owner changes.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the owner changed
contentLuidstringLUID of the content that had the owner changed
contentNamestringName of the content that had the owner changed
contentTypestringThe type of content, such as data source, workbook or view
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
newOwnerIdintegerThe ID of the new content owner
newOwnerLuidstringThe LUID of the new content owner
oldOwnerIdintegerThe ID of the old content owner
oldOwnerLuidstringThe LUID of the old content owner

create_delete_group

The create_delete_group event is logged when a group is created or deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
groupDomainstringThe domain of the group, such as local
groupIDintegerThe ID of the group
groupLuidstringThe LUID of the group
groupNamestringThe name of the group that had its permissions changed
groupOperationstringGroup operation, either create or delete
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error

create_permissions

The create_permissions event is logged when a new explicit permission rule is created.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
authorisableTypestringThe type of content that had its permissions changed, such as a project or workbook
capabilityIdintegerThe ID of the capability. A capability is the ability to perform actions on content, such as view, filter, download or delete
capabilityValuestringDescription of the capability
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the permissions updated
contentLuidstringThe LUID of the content item
contentNamestringThe name of the content that had the permissions updated
granteeIdintegerThe ID of the grantee
granteeLuidstringThe LUID of the grantee
granteeTypestringThe type of grantee, either user or group
granteeValuestringThe updated permissions value, such as 'user allow' or 'group allow'
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error

delete_all_permissions

The delete_all_permissions event is logged when all explicit permission rules for content are deleted, typically when content is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
authorisableTypestringThe type of content that had its permissions changed, such as a project or workbook
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the permissions updated
contentLuidstringThe LUID of the content
contentNamestringThe name of the content that had the permissions updated
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error

delete_permissions

The delete_permissions event is logged when an explicit permission rule is deleted on content.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
authorisableTypestringThe type of content that had its permissions changed, such as a project or workbook
capabilityIdintegerThe ID of the capability. A capability is the ability to perform actions on content, such as view, filter, download or delete
capabilityValuestringDescription of the capability
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the permissions updated
contentLuidstringThe LUID of the content
contentNamestringThe name of the content that had the permissions updated
granteeIdintegerThe ID of the grantee
granteeLuidstringThe LUID of the grantee
granteeTypestringThe type of grantee, either user or group
granteeValuestringThe updated permissions value, such as 'user allow' or 'group allow'
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error

delete_permissions_grantee

The delete_permissions_grantee event is logged when all explicit permission rules for a user are deleted, typically when the user is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
granteeIdintegerThe ID of the grantee
granteeLuidstringThe LUID of the grantee
granteeTypestringThe type of grantee, either user or group
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error

display_sheet_tabs

The display_sheet_tabs event is logged when the "Tabbed Views" value is updated on a workbook.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
displayTabsbooleanIndicates whether sheets of the workbook are displayed as tabs or not
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
workbookIdintegerThe ID of the workbook

hist_access_datasource

The hist_access_datasource event is logged when a user accesses a data source.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_access_datasource_remotely

The hist_access_datasource_remotely event is logged when a user accesses a data source from Tableau Bridge.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_access_view

The hist_access_view event is logged when users access a view.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
actorExternalIdstringThe external ID for the acting user. This is an opaque identifier dependent on the actor type, but could, for example, be a user email. Can also show the identifier of a user accessing content through on-demand access.
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_append_to_datasource_extract

The hist_append_to_datasource_extract event is logged when data is added to a data extract.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
detailsstringA message string
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
isFailurebooleanIndicates whether the action failed or not
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
taskLuidstringLUID of the associated task
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_change_datasource_ownership

The hist_change_datasource_ownership event is logged when changing the data source owner.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
newOwnerLuidstringLUID of the new data source owner
newOwnerNamestringName of the new data source owner
oldOwnerLuidstringLUID of the previous data source owner
oldOwnerNamestringName of the previous data source owner
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_change_flow_ownership

The hist_change_flow_ownership event is logged when changing the flow owner.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
newOwnerLuidstringLUID of the new flow owner
newOwnerNamestringName of the new flow owner
oldOwnerLuidstringLUID of the previous flow owner
oldOwnerNamestringName of previous flow owner
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_create_datasource_trigger

The hist_create_datasource_trigger event specifies what caused the data source to be created.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_create_flow_trigger

The hist_create_flow_trigger event specifies what caused the flow to be created.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_delete_datasource

The hist_delete_datasource event is logged when deleting a data source.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_delete_datasource_trigger

The hist_delete_datasource_trigger event specifies what caused the data source to be deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_delete_expired_refresh_token

The hist_delete_expired_refresh_token event is logged when an expired refresh token is deleted by the Backgrounder process.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
deviceNamestringName of the device associated with the refresh token
refreshTokenGuidstringUnique ID of the refresh token
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_delete_flow

The hist_delete_flow event is logged when a flow is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_delete_flow_trigger

The hist_delete_flow_trigger event specifies what caused the flow to be deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_delete_refresh_token_session

The hist_delete_refresh_token_session event is logged when a session created by refresh token is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
deviceNamestringName of the device associated with the refresh token
refreshTokenGuidstringUnique ID of the refresh token
sessionIdstringID of the session
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_delete_schedule

The hist_delete_schedule event is logged when a schedule is deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
activebooleanIndicates whether the schedule is active or not. If set to False, no tasks will run when the schedule is triggered.
dayOfMonthMaskintegerIndicates which day of the month the schedule will run on. The information is encoded in the given integer. To interpret it, convert the integer to binary. The days of the month correspond to 1st = 1, 2nd = 10, 3rd = 100, 4th = 1000, 5th = 10000, etc.
dayOfWeekMaskintegerIndicates which day of the week the schedule will run on. The information is encoded in the given integer. To interpret it, convert the integer to binary. The days of the week correspond to Sunday = 1, Monday = 10, Tuesday = 100, Wednesday = 1000, Thursday = 10000, Friday = 100000 and Saturday = 1000000.
endAtMinuteintegerThe minute after the specified schedule_type period begins, indicating when the schedule should stop triggering.
endScheduleAtstringTimestamp when the schedule should stop triggering in ISO 8601 UTC
isSerialbooleanIndicates whether the schedule is run serially or not
minuteIntervalintegerOnce triggered, the schedule will repeat at this interval until it ends as per the schedule_type, end_at_minute or end_schedule_at.
namestringName of the schedule
priorityintegerPriority ranges from 1 to 100, with lower values corresponding to a higher priority.
scheduleLuidstringUnique ID of the schedule
scheduleTypeintegerThe type of schedule. The value 0 = Hourly, 1 = Daily, 2 = Weekly and 3 = Monthly.
scheduledActionintegerCategory of the scheduled action. The value 0 = Extracts and 1 = Subscriptions.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
startAtMinuteintegerThe minute after the scheduled start time per the schedule_type. For example, in a daily schedule, it's minutes past midnight; for hourly, it's minutes past the hour.

hist_delete_view

The hist_delete_view event is logged when a view is deleted from the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_download_datasource

The hist_download_datasource event is logged when a data source is downloaded from the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_download_flow

The hist_download_flow event is logged when a flow is downloaded from the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_issue_refresh_token

The hist_issue_refresh_token event is logged when a refresh token or personal access token (PAT) is issued.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
refreshTokenGuidstringThe unique ID of the refresh token or PAT
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_login

The hist_login event is logged when a user signed in to the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
actorExternalIdstringThe external ID for the acting user. This is an opaque identifier dependent on the actor type, but could, for example, be a user email. Can also show the identifier of a user accessing content through on-demand access.
groupNamesstringThe list of group names assigned to the user with on-demand access during sign-in
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_login_with_pat

The hist_login_with_pat event is logged when a user signed in with a personal access token (PAT).

Attribute NameTypeDescription
clientIdstringUsed for PATs. The client ID is typically the PAT name displayed in the Tableau UI.
createdAtstringThe timestamp when the PAT was first created in ISO 8601 UTC
expiresAtstringThe timestamp when the PAT expires in ISO 8601 UTC
lastUsedAtstringThe timestamp when the PAT was last used in ISO 8601 UTC
refreshTokenGuidstringThe unique ID of the PAT
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_logout

The hist_logout event is logged when a user logged out of the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_move_datasource

The hist_move_datasource event is logged when a published data source is moved to a new project.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
destinationProjectLuidstringUnique ID of the destination project
destinationProjectNamestringName of the destination project
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
sourceProjectLuidstringUnique ID of the source project
sourceProjectNamestringName of the source project
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_move_flow

The hist_move_flow event is logged when a flow is moved to a new project.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
destinationProjectLuidstringUnique ID of the destination project
destinationProjectNamestringName of the destination project
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes
sourceProjectLuidstringUnique ID of the source project
sourceProjectNamestringName of the source project

hist_publish_datasource

The hist_publish_datasource event is logged when a data source is published on the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_publish_flow

The hist_publish_flow event is logged when a flow is published on the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_publish_view

The hist_publish_view event is logged when a view is published on the site.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_redeem_refresh_token

The hist_redeem_refresh_token event is logged when a refresh token or personal access token (PAT) is redeemed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
refreshTokenGuidstringThe unique ID of the refresh token or PAT
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_refresh_datasource_extract

The hist_refresh_datasource_extract event is logged when a data extract is refreshed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
detailsstringA message string
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
isFailurebooleanIndicates whether the action failed or not
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
taskLuidstringLUID of the associated task
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_rename_datasource

The hist_rename_datasource event is logged when a data source is renamed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
formerNamestringThe former name of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_rename_flow

The hist_rename_flow event is logged when a flow is renamed.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
formerNamestringThe former name of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_replace_datasource_extract

The hist_replace_datasource_extract event is logged when a data extract is replaced.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
detailsstringA message string
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
isFailurebooleanIndicates whether the action failed or not
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
taskLuidstringLUID of the associated task
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_revoke_refresh_token

The hist_revoke_refresh_token event is logged when a refresh token or personal access token (PAT) is revoked.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
refreshTokenGuidstringThe unique ID of the refresh token or PAT
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site

hist_run_flow

The hist_run_flow event is logged when a flow is run manually.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_run_flow_scheduled

The hist_run_flow_scheduled event is logged when a flow is run from a schedule.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes
taskLuidstringLUID of the associated task

hist_save_flow

The hist_save_flow event is logged when a flow is saved.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_send_data_driven_alert_email

The hist_send_data_driven_alert_email event is logged when a data-driven alert email or notification is sent successfully.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_send_failing_data_alert_email

The hist_send_failing_data_alert_email event is logged when a data-driven alert email or notification fails.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_send_subscription_email_for_view

The hist_send_subscription_email_for_view event event is logged when a view subscription email is sent successfully.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
scheduleLuidstringThe UUID of the schedule. Used in REST API.
scheduleNamestringName of the schedule
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_send_suspended_data_alert_email

The hist_send_suspended_data_alert_email event is logged when a data-driven alert is suspended.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
captionstringThe descriptive phrase constructed for the worksheet based on the workbook definition
descriptionstringDescription of the view
fieldsstringA list of fields extracted from the workbook .twb file
firstPublishedAtstringTimestamp of when the view was first published. The value won't change when republishing the workbook containing the view.
indexintegerEach view has an index that is unique among views belonging to that workbook
namestringName of the view
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the view owner
ownerNamestringName of the view owner
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a view and is used when referencing the view in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the view name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the view. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
sheetIdstringThe ID of the worksheet
sheetTypestringThe type of worksheet. Either a story, dashboard or view.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
titlestringThe worksheet title from the workbook .twb file
viewLuidstringThe LUID of the view
workbookLuidstringThe LUID of the workbook containing the view
workbookNamestringName of the workbook containing the view

hist_update_datasource

The hist_update_datasource event is logged when a data source is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_update_datasource_trigger

The hist_update_datasource_trigger event specifies what caused the data source to be updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
certificationNotestringReason for the certification status of the data source
datasourceLuidstringLUID of the data source
descriptionstringDescription of the data source
isCertifiedbooleanIndicates whether the data source is certified
namestringName of the data source
ownerLuidstringUser LUID of the data source owner
ownerNamestringName of the data source owner
projectLuidstringLUID of the project containing the data source
projectNamestringName of the project where the data source was published
remoteQueryAgentNamestringName of the remote query agent used by the data source
repositoryUrlstringUniquely identifies a data source and is used when referencing the data source in a URL. The value is derived from the ASCII characters in the data source name.
revisionstringThe revision number of the data source. Starts with 1.0 and increments by 0.1 each time a new version is published.
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the data source in bytes
usingRemoteQueryAgentbooleanIndicates whether the data source uses remote query agent

hist_update_flow

The hist_update_flow event is logged when a flow is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

hist_update_flow_trigger

The hist_update_flow_trigger event specifies what caused the flow to update.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentVersionstringThe version of the flow file. Increments by 1 on each publish.
descriptionstringDescription of the flow
flowLuidstringUnique ID of the flow
namestringName of the flow
siteNamestringName of the Tableau site
sizeintegerSize of the flow in bytes

metric_subscription_change

The metric_subscription_change event is logged when a user adds or removes a subscription to a Pulse metric.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
actorGroupLuidstringGroup LUID of the group that followed or unfollowed the metric. If a user changes the scoped metric, the actorGroupLuid value will be empty, and actorUserLuid will be populated instead.
scopedMetricIdstringThe ID of the scoped metric that had a subscription change
subscriptionOperationstringSubscription operation, such as 'metric followed' or 'metric unfollowed'

move_content

The move_content event is logged when content is moved, for example, moving a workbook between projects.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the owner changed
contentLuidstringLUID of the content that had the owner changed
contentNamestringName of the content that had the owner changed
contentTypestringThe type of content, such as data source, workbook or view
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
newContainerLuidstringLUID of the new container
newContainerTypestringThe new container type, such as a project
oldContainerLuidstringLUID of the previous container
oldContainerTypestringThe previous container type, such as a project

project_lock_unlock

The project_lock_unlock event is logged when project permissions are locked or unlocked.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
controllingProjectLuidstringLUID of the project that controls permissions for the nested project
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
projectLuidstringLUID of the project
projectOperationstringProject operation, either lock or unlock

update_permissions

The update_permissions event is logged when an explicit permission rule is updated for a content item.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
authorisableTypestringThe type of content that had its permissions changed, such as a project or workbook
capabilityIdintegerThe ID of the capability. A capability is the ability to perform actions on content, such as view, filter, download or delete
capabilityValuestringDescription of the capability
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the permissions updated
contentLuidstringThe LUID of the content
contentNamestringThe name of the content that had the permissions updated
granteeIdintegerThe ID of the grantee
granteeLuidstringThe LUID of the grantee
granteeTypestringThe type of grantee, either user or group
granteeValuestringThe updated permissions value, such as 'user allow' or 'group allow'
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
permissionTypestringThe permission type, either explicit or unspecified

update_permissions_template

The update_permissions_template event is logged when a permission template for a project is updated.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
authorisableTypestringThe type of content that had its permissions changed, such as a project or workbook
capabilityIdintegerThe ID of the capability. A capability is the ability to perform actions on content, such as view, filter, download or delete
capabilityValuestringDescription of the capability
contentIdintegerThe ID of the content that had the permissions updated
contentLuidstringThe LUID of the content
contentNamestringThe name of the content that had the permissions updated
granteeIdintegerThe ID of the grantee
granteeLuidstringThe LUID of the grantee
granteeTypestringThe type of grantee, either user or group
granteeValuestringThe updated permissions value, such as 'user allow' or 'group allow'
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
permissionTypestringThe permission type, either explicit or unspecified
templateTypestringThe type of permission template used to change permissions, such as workbook or data source

user_create_delete

The user_create_delete event is logged when a user is created or deleted.

Attribute NameTypeDescription
forUserNamestringThe name of the user whose account was either created, updated or deleted
isErrorbooleanIndicates if the audit scenario was completed successfully or failed with an error
siteRolestringSite role of the user. Determines the maximum level of access a user can have on the site
targetUserIdintegerThe ID of the user whose account was either created, updated or deleted
targetUserLuidstringThe LUID of the user whose account was either created, updated or deleted
userOperationstringThe action performed on a user, either create, delete or site role change
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