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Microsoft ODBC Driver Version 18 Not Working with Azure OAuth on Tableau Server


Published: 02 Mar 2023
Last Modified Date: 04 Mar 2023

Issue

Not able to setup OAuth for Azure data and receive the following errors when trying to connect:

Custom OAuth is not configured for this datasource. Learn more. (errorCode=170001)
 An error occurred while communicating with Azure SQL database. Invalid username or password.

Environment

  • Tableau Server 2021.3

Resolution

Use the driver available on the Tableau website for the Azure SQL database connector (V17).

Cause

The wrong driver version was installed on Tableau Server.
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