If you have Tableau Server with login-based license management, no product key is needed and you can activate by signing in to Tableau Server.

If you have Tableau Online, no product key is needed. In the Download Files section of the page, click on the installer for your operating system to download it. Open the Product Downloads and Release Notes (Link opens in a new window) page and select Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder from the list on the left side of the page.Ĭlick on the version you want to install. You can also find the installers for all products and versions on the Product Downloads and Release Notes (Link opens in a new window) page. Under Quick Links, click Product Downloads, and then click the appropriate link to download the installer for your product and operating system. Where's the installer?įor the most current version of Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder, go to the Customer Portal (Link opens in a new window) page. For more information see Login-based License Management (Link opens in a new window) in the Tableau Server help.įor information about what applications are included with a Creator product key, see the Tableau Pricing (Link opens in a new window) page. Note: A product key is not required if your organization uses Login-based license management for product activation. To install Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder you will need two things a Creator product key (the key number starts with the letters TC) and the installer for the version you want to install. If the computer resources are exhausted, SRM may terminate the protocol server process belonging to Tableau Prep Builder, which has no recovery mechanism. Tableau Server Resource Manager (SRM) can't distinguish between Tableau Server protocol server process and Tableau Prep Builder protocol server process. It is recommended that you install Tableau Prep Builder on the same machine as Tableau Desktop.ĭo not install Tableau Prep Builder on the same computer running Tableau Server. Important: Tableau Prep Builder is designed to work with Tableau Desktop. For information about how to install and activate your product from the command line, see Install Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder from the Command Line (Link opens in a new window). This topic describes how to install and activate Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder from the user interface. Note: If you are looking for information about how to install Tableau Server, see the Install and Configure (Link opens in a new window) section in the Tableau Server Help instead.

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