Last Modified Date: 20 Jul 2023
Environment
- Tableau Server
- Tableau Cloud
- Tableau Public
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Local, non-hosted web object
Resolution
Change the link to the web object from a network path to a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). For example, a local path looks similar to the following:file://filesrv01/home/jdoe/example-document.html
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) looks like the following:
http://tableau.domain.com/files/example-document.html
Cause
For security reasons, most browsers have cross-scheme restrictions that prevent an HTTP page from accessing a FILE page.Additional Information
Internet Explorer can access the local file under the following conditions:- The Active Directory user has network permissions to access the files.
- The Tableau Server URL is added to the Intranet security zone or trusted sites.
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