How do I connect Tableau to Tweede Kamer (NL) in 5 minutes?
Execute the following steps to connect Tableau to Tweede Kamer (NL). You only need knowledge of Tableau, your own business and the Tweede Kamer (NL) administration.
Tweede Kamer (the Netherlands) provides Public Data from the Tweede Kamer of the Netherlands, such as members and bills that might evolve to law. The Tweede Kamer is the House of Representatives of the bicameral parliament of the Netherlands. It has 150 members.
No technical knowledge is needed nor knowledge on the Tweede Kamer (NL) APIs to connect Tweede Kamer (NL) to Tableau. This step-by-step plan will tell you exactly which steps you need to go through on Invantive Cloud to create your own Azure data warehouse with data from Tweede Kamer (NL).
The steps to connect Tableau to Tweede Kamer (NL) are:
- Register an Invantive Cloud account.
- Create a Tweede Kamer (NL) database.
- Make the Tweede Kamer (NL) database available through the Tableau OData connector.
- Connect Tableau to Tweede Kamer (NL) through the connector.
- Load data from Tweede Kamer (NL) into Tableau.
Invantive Cloud offers a Tweede Kamer (NL) connector to download data from Tweede Kamer (NL) into Tableau, but there are over 75 other connectors available also for SQL, Power BI, Power Query, Tableau y Azure Data Factory.
With the Tweede Kamer (NL) connector for Tableau you will by default fetch the data from all connected Tweede Kamer (NL) companies in your dashboard. You can limit the number of Tweede Kamer (NL) companies that are retrieved in Tableau through the Database settings. For example, you can also limit the connector for Tableau to the data from exactly one Tweede Kamer (NL) company. Of course, you can also filter the data by a specific Tweede Kamer (NL) company using a filter step in Tableau. The Tweede Kamer (NL) connector for Tableau has advanced optimizations for great real-time performance with both a single Tweede Kamer (NL) company as well as with hundreds of Tweede Kamer (NL) companies.
When you are having questions, please check the forums for Tweede Kamer (NL).
Register Account on Invantive Cloud
Skip this step when you already have an account on Invantive Cloud. Otherwise execute the following steps one time to register an account on Invantive Cloud:
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Go to Invantive Cloud start page.
Select the Log on-button.
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Select the Next-button.
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Select the Next-button.
Enter your password and repeat the provided password.
You will receive a six-digit verification code by email within 2 minutes.
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Select the Sign Up-button.
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Make sure you have an authentication app installed on your phone. Select the Next-button.
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Add the displayed QR code to the authentication app, enter the current verification code, and choose "Finish".
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The Invantive Cloud dashboard will be shown.
You now have a login code on Invantive Cloud with which you can set up the connection with Tweede Kamer (NL) and numerous other platforms. You will use the same Invantive login code and workflow for all other platforms.
Create Tweede Kamer (NL) database
In this step, we set up a database with data from Tweede Kamer (NL). The database is "virtual" because it is not a traditional database, but is fed real-time from Tweede Kamer (NL). Invantive Cloud provides Tableau with a real-time link to Tweede Kamer (NL). The database will be used for all your Tweede Kamer (NL) reporting with Tableau. So you only need to perform these steps once.
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Click the Add Database button.
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Please fill out the form with login information for Tweede Kamer (NL).
Select the OK-button.
Congratulations! You can now process data from Tweede Kamer (NL) within the Invantive Cloud website. You can do this for example with the interactive SQL editor.
Grant connection from Tableau access to Tweede Kamer (NL)
To retrieve the data from Tableau we create a link via Invantive Bridge Online. This creates a "bridge" between the cloud of Invantive and the standard OData connector that is available in every version of Tableau. You do not need to install anything locally: no connector, no ado.NET provider and no Tableau add-on neither.
Execute the following steps to safely use the data from Tweede Kamer (NL) outside of Invantive Cloud:
Next to the database you will find an orange text requesting you to allow access from your current location (IP address). Select the nearby orange button.
You can completely disable IP address checking by entering an asterisk ("*").
You are now ready to import the Tweede Kamer (NL) data into Tableau.
Configure Tableau connector for Tweede Kamer (NL)
You will now pull in Tableau data from Tweede Kamer (NL) through the established link.
Please note again that Invantive Cloud under the hood handles all complexity such as setting up credentials such as a refresh token, acquiring an access token, optimizing and parallelizing access, accessing an API within the rate limits, scopes and security restrictions. There is absolutely no need for knowledge on complex technical topics such as OAuth access tokens or API.
Execute the following steps:
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Start Tableau and choose "More..." from the "To a Server" menu on the left menu "Connect".
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Enter in the window the Bridge Online URL of the Tableau database. This URL containing the data can be found in the Database-form of Invantive Cloud. Choose authentication type "Username and Password". Enter the Invantive Cloud user name and password.
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The list of available Tweede Kamer (NL) tables appears. Select the desired tables and construct your Tableau dashboard.