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Unable to Run Flow by Command Line if there two or more data connected to the same Tableau Server in a Prep Flow


Published: 14 Aug 2023
Last Modified Date: 16 Aug 2023

Issue

The below error occurs when using the command line to run the flow which has 2 or more input data sources connected to the same Tableau Server.

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No Tableau Server user found.
DataServiceFailure
There was an error with the data source "". Verify that the data source is configured correctly

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Below is an example of a flow that has two input data source from the same Tableau Server.
When running this flow from command line, it fails with the error above.
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Environment

  • Tableau Prep Builder 2022.2, 2022.3, 2022.4, 2023.1, 2023.2
  • Command line

Resolution

Workaround 1: 
Edit the flow to use a single connection to Tableau Server and add multiple tables from it.
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Workaround 2: 
Use Tableau Prep Builder 2022.1.5 or 2021.4.4 to run the flow from command line.

Cause

This is a known issue under investigation. Reference ID: W-13902615
 
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