BI Catalog Essentials

Within this section, you will encounter crucial details pertaining to the BI Catalog application, along with comprehensive instructions on configuring it within your unique environment.

Why would I need BI Catalog?
Are you tired of the time-consuming, manual process of creating documents from your Tableau workbooks? Do you wish there was a simpler, more streamlined sol...
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BI Catalog Minimum Server Requirements
The minimum requirements for BI Catalog Server are as follows: Operating System: Linux Server configuration 2 Virtual CPU 8 GB system memory 8 ...
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What BI Catalog Documentation Looks Like
Wondering what kind of documentation BI Catalog creates from a Tableau file? Here's a complete example using the Superstore workbook — the standard samp...
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Generate documentation or export metadata
BI Catalog allows users to generate documentation or export metadata from Tableau workbooks. Users can select Tableau files from three different sources: Ra...
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Schedule Batch Jobs
BI Catalog allows you to schedule batch jobs for processing Tableau files and generating documentation. By automating these tasks, the application ensures e...
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Upload Local Tableau Workbooks to Server
BI Catalog lets you upload local files directly to the server, making them readily available for processing. This is especially helpful for scheduling batch...
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Download Folders from Server
BI Catalog allows users to download files from the server to their local machine. This feature is especially useful when users want to retrieve the generate...
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Access Execution & Troubleshooting Logs
BI Catalog provides essential logging for every command executed within the application, whether it’s a batch job or a standard operation. This logging syst...
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Downloading and Processing Workbooks from Tableau Server
We consistently aim to offer you flexibility through our applications. BI Catalog provides you with the capability to fully automate the generation of comp...
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