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Important: As of 16 September 2024, Data Management is no longer available as an independent add-on option. Data Management capabilities are only available if you previously purchased Data Management, or if you purchase certain licence editions – either Tableau Enterprise (for Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud) or Tableau+ (for Tableau Cloud).

Data Management includes Tableau Catalog, Tableau Prep Conductor, virtual connections and data policies and is available when you purchase Tableau Enterprise or Tableau+. Contact your account manager (or go to the Tableau pricing(Link opens in a new window) page) for more information.

Tableau Prep Conductor

• At least one resource block is required to use Tableau Prep Conductor in Tableau Cloud. To learn more about resource blocks, see Resource Blocks.
• When Data Management is active and enabled, you can schedule flows in Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud and monitor flows.
• When Data Management is removed or deactivated, or if the Data Management licence expires, then the ability to schedule flows is disabled.
• If your Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud licence is still active and valid, you can download the flows using the Tableau Server REST API. For more information, see Flow Methods(Link opens in a new window).

Tableau Catalog

• When Data Management is active and enabled, you can use Tableau Catalog to discover data, curate data assets, perform impact analysis and trace the lineage of data used in Tableau content.
• When Data Management is removed or deactivated, or the licence expires, the information remains on the server. The Tableau Catalog-specific information is then only accessible using the Tableau Metadata API; it no longer appears in the product. For more information, see the Metadata API(Link opens in a new window).
• When Data Management is removed or deactivated, or the licence expires, the write APIs for all new Tableau Catalog information (for example, table descriptions, data quality warnings, column descriptions) are disabled. You can still read information using the Metadata API, however permissions on tables and databases can’t be explicitly managed in the product.

Virtual connections and data policies

After you purchase and license Data Management for Tableau, virtual connections and data policies are automatically enabled.

• When Data Management is active and enabled, you can use virtual connections to create sharable resources that provide a central access point to data. You can also create data policies that enable you to filter data for users using centralised row-level security.
• When Data Management is removed or deactivated, or the licence expires, the information remains on the server but is not accessible.
• When Data Management is reactivated, the information is restored on the server and becomes accessible.

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