Datasource Filters #33

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1. benlower

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   enhancement

   on Jun 28, 2016
2. MikeRobertsPS commented on Jun 29, 2016

   

   MikeRobertsPS

   on Jun 29, 2016

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   Nothing's worse than republishing a workbook that was originally secured with a data source filter and NOT having it there. This just automates it. Here's an example: https://github.com/DataRoberts/Tableau/blob/master/TableauDesktop/TsDataSourceFilters.ps1
3. bryanthowell-tableau commented on Sep 20, 2016

   

   bryanthowell-tableau

   on Sep 20, 2016

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   I have a builder for this implemented here [https://github.com/bryantbhowell/tableau_tools/blob/master/tableau_documents/tableau_datasource_generator.py] . My mechanism is to hold all of the potential filters to create in a queue until you generate the final XML. There are three discrete types of filters which each have their own options / manifestations.

   Most of this is explored here [https://tableauandbehold.com/2016/06/29/defining-a-tableau-data-source-programmatically/].

   Haven't gone into making existing filters editable yet -- possibly load from the original, throw it away, then recreate using the builder might be the most effective strategy?
4. graham-macleod commented on Oct 7, 2016

   

   graham-macleod

   on Oct 7, 2016

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   The ability to add userfilters would be amazing.