Visualize Data Using Tableau®

Tableau® is a data visualization tool that renders data. Saffron Technology™ uses Tableau's web data connector to visualize output from our APIs. To run the APIs, follow these instructions.

Run an API from Tableau

Prerequisites: Install the Docker container for the Web SDK.  <link>.

1. Run the Tableau Desktop (version 10 or later).
2. Go to Connect > To a Server > Web Data Connector. 
   
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3. In the Web Data Connector window, enter the URL for the web data connector in the following format:
   
   http://{serverHostname}:{port}/web-sdk/connectors/tableau/html/connector.html
   
   For example: http://sales01.saffrontech.intel.com/web-sdk/connectors/tableau/html/connector.html
   
     
4. Press ENTER on your keyboard.
5. Enter information about the Saffron Web Services and the API you want to run, as shown in the following example.
   
      

   Server URL

   Enter the URL that points to the saffron-ws server in the following format:
   http://{saffronWSHostname:{port}.
   For example: http://sales01.saffrontech.intel.com:8888

   Space

   Enter the space name.
   For example: zoo

   &API

   Enter the name of the API you want to use.
   For example: async_batch_classifications

   Params

   Enter the URL the parameters applicable to the API. See the API documentation for more information.
   
   For example:
   
   - filterby: "animal": "cat"
   - nresults: 100
   - signaturesize: 25
   - signaturesm: 2
   - similaritysm: 2

6. Click Submit.
   Tableau connects to the web data connector.
   
   
     
7. Click Update Now.
   The data is displayed in a table.
   
   
    
8. Select Sheet1 and build your custom visualization. 

For more information about creating dashboards, watch the Tableau video on YouTube.