Kepler.gl Tableau

Introduction

This is the kepler.gl tableau extension. It will load a kepler.gl map visualization inside your Tableau Desktop App. You can use the same UI as in the kepler.lg demo app to interact with your map. The map can also be set up to communicate with your other Tableau charts.

Due to the required WebGL support. This extension is supported on Tableau Desktop (Mac Only) 2018.3 or >= 2019.1.2 and Tableau Server.

Env Requirements

Tableau Desktop (Mac Only) 2018.3 or >= 2019.1.2 and Tableau Server

Quick Start

Step 1: Locate kepler.gl on the extension Gallery

Step 2: Click ‘Allow’ to permit the extension to run.

Step 3: Custom configurations

Select sheet to plot, setup your own mapbox access token (optional) and how to do you want Tableau dashboard to communicate with your kepler.gl map. kepler.gl is a client-side app. Your data stays in your Tableau application.

Step 4: Interact with your map in kepler.gl.

Step 5: Save and reload

No action is needed to save your map. kepler.gl will automatically save it to your Tableau session.

Step 6: Submit Feedback and Help us Test!

Local Development Setup

For a development installation (requires npm, node and yarn):

Install node (> 8.15.0), yarn. For best management of Node versions, use nvm then simply run nvm use 8.

This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.

Start local app

1. Clone repo

git clone git@github.com:uber/kepler.gl-tableau.git

2. Install

yarn --ignore-engines

3. Start local app session

yarn start
# or
npm start

Setup local extension in Tableau Desktop

1. Launch Tableau

open tableau workbook (get it from public folder of this repo)

NOTE: if you want to enable remote debugging, use this command in terminal to open tableau

open /Applications/Tableau\ Desktop\ 2020\.1.app --args --remote-debugging-port=8696

A debug session will be available in browser http://localhost:8696

2. Execute extension in tableau

copy the datablick-kepler-gl.trex file (inside the public folder) into your extensions folder of the My Tableau Repository (likely in your Documents folder).
Go to the Tableau window that opened when running the above command.
Drag the extension onto view and select the trex file from your my tableau repository\extensions folder.
More information on Tableau Extensions API about Get Started with Dashboard Extensions

Deploy

Deploy local app to uber.github.io, this will be the app that Tableau extension loads from

npm run deploy

keplergl / kepler.gl-tableau