Error code: A7AEA709 The connection to the data source might have been lost. Tableau Protocol Server process might be terminated, possibly due to system resource constraints or another external source

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Error code: A7AEA709 The connection to the data source might have been lost. Tableau Protocol Server process might be terminated, possibly due to system resource constraints or another external source

Published: 01 Sep 2020
Last Modified Date: 08 Jul 2022

Issue

When attempting to connect to SharePoint Lists Online from Tableau Desktop on macOS, the error will occur:

The connection to the data source might have been lost
Error code: A7AEA709
ReadBytes: Communication with the Tableau Protocol Server process was lost. Tableau Protocol Server process might be terminated, possibly due to system resource constraints or another external source

However, the same connection information will work from Tableau Desktop on Windows machine.