How to connect data from Data Lake Gen 1 to Tableau

Question

I would like to connect data from 'Data Lake Storage Gen 1 account' to Tableau. What tableau version is recommended for Gen 1 connection?

PS: I am aware Gen 2 can be connected to Tableau 2021.1

Answer 1

Tableau document doesn't talked about which version is recommended for Gen 1 connection, but is also provide a way to connect to Data Lake Storage Gen 1 account.

You can ref this document: Visualize Live Azure Data Lake Storage Data in Tableau :

Authenticating to a Gen 1 DataLakeStore Account

Gen 1 uses OAuth 2.0 in Azure AD for authentication.

For this, an Active Directory web application is required. You can create one as follows:

1. Sign in to your Azure Account through the.
2. Select "Azure Active Directory".
3. Select "App registrations".
4. Select "New application registration".
5. Provide a name and URL for the application. Select Web app for the type of application you want to create.
6. Select "Required permissions" and change the required permissions for this app. At a minimum, "Azure Data Lake" and "Windows Azure Service Management API" are required.
7. Select "Key" and generate a new key. Add a description, a duration, and take note of the generated key. You won't be able to see it again.

To authenticate against a Gen 1 DataLakeStore account, the following properties are required:

• Schema: Set this to ADLSGen1 .
• Account : Set this to the name of the account.
• OAuthClientId : Set this to the application Id of the app you created.
• OAuthClientSecret : Set this to the key generated for the app you created.
• TenantId : Set this to the tenant Id. See the property for more information on how to acquire this.
• Directory : Set this to the path which will be used to store the replicated file. If not specified, the root directory will be used.