About the Virtual Connection Editor

Applies to: Tableau Data Management

Centralize and manage data access for your organization using these features:

  • Virtual connections – Reusable, managed data access points.
  • Data policies – Use to set row-level security.
  • Centralized extracts – Reuse the same extract multiple times.

Use the virtual connection editor to create virtual connections and data policies. The following diagram shows the process:

Diagram outlines the process of creating a virtual connection and data policy

To get started, select a database, if required. Then, select and drag a table to the Tables tab.

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Add Tables to the Connection

About Data Policies

Create and Test Data Policies

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