Tableau Cloud Help

As of October 14, 2025, Data Cloud has been rebranded to Data 360. During this transition, you may see references to Data Cloud in our application and documentation. While the name is new, the functionality and content remains unchanged.

Who does this step? Salesforce Admin

About this step: Planning ahead will simplify the setup processes later on.

Before you begin:

1. Confirm your Salesforce Edition supports Tableau Next.

   • Must be: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited

   • Learn how to find your Salesforce edition(Link opens in a new window)

2. Determine who needs access to Tableau Next.

3. Purchase appropriate licenses for your Tableau Next users (Admins, Analysts, and Business Users).

   • Learn more about Tableau Next Permission Sets and Licenses(Link opens in a new window)

   • Learn more about checking your User Licenses(Link opens in a new window) and View and Manage Your Permission Set Licenses(Link opens in a new window)

4. Familiarize yourself with billing considerations.

   • Data Cloud Billable Usage Types(Link opens in a new window)

   • Billing considerations for Semantic Layer(Link opens in a new window)

   • Billing considerations for Tableau Next(Link opens in a new window)

Continue to Step 1: Activate your Salesforce Org