Error "Insufficient permission to publish data source" or "File path for the output step isn't valid" When Prep Flow Output Name Contains New Line Character

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Error "Insufficient permission to publish data source" or "File path for the output step isn't valid" When Prep Flow Output Name Contains New Line Character

Published: 20 Jun 2023
Last Modified Date: 23 Jun 2023

Issue

When a published data source flow output name contains a special character, the flow fails to run on Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud with the error message:

Insufficient permission to publish data source.

The file path for the output step isn't valid. Check that the file name and path is valid, the file name doesn't use "/", "\" or other special characters, and that you have write permissions to that location.

Environment

Tableau Server
Tableau Cloud
Tableau Prep Builder
Tableau Prep Conductor

Resolution

Remove any special characters in a published data source output name for a flow prior to publishing to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud.

Check with the documentation of your operating system to know what special characters are not allowed.