# Tableau Connector for Elasticsearch connecting string details

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 13, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907 "2020-10-13T13:26:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/1 "2020-10-13T13:26:00Z")

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Hi Team,

By using this link : [https://extensiongallery.tableau.com/connectors/180?version=2019.4&per-page=50&loginRedirected](https://extensiongallery.tableau.com/connectors/180?version=2019.4&per-page=50&loginRedirected)

Using this above link from the Tableau gallery I have installed the JDBC driver and it is successfully showing in the Tableau and our Elastic search is currently running in the Server.

I have only the Host name and the Port number.

But it is asking the user name and password. How to go about this?

Please check the screenshot.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/7/d7c9011192e11d66ff84b92d49ead2eeaf4bc661.png)

Regards,

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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/2 "2020-10-14T09:17:21Z")

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Any leads on this? please

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/3 "2020-10-15T15:37:17Z")

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It would help if you provided some additional information, e.g. which version you are running and what you configuration look like. If there are any error messages that would help too.

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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/4 "2020-10-15T16:18:03Z")

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Elastic Search Version : 7.4.0

Elastic search JDBC driver version : x-pack-sql-jdbc-7.9.2.jar

My problem when I connect the JDBC driver ( Elasticserach by elastic) named in the Tableau desktop which is asking me to enter the Server Ip address and the port number.

Currently my Elastic search is running on my local machine.

I entered the Username and password as admin &admin.

Below is the error.

An error occurred while communicating with Elasticsearch by Elastic  
Bad Connection: Tableau could not connect to the data source.  
Error Code: 76E4F4AA  
current license is non-compliant for [jdbc]  
Connector Class: elasticsearch-jdbc, Version: 1.0.0

Regards,  
Prabhu

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/5 "2020-10-15T16:31:37Z")

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The JDBC client [requires a commercial Platinum license](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/jdbc-client) (or a trial license). Do you have this in place?

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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/6 "2020-10-15T16:40:58Z")

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I am using Trial version

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/7 "2020-10-15T16:42:15Z")

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I suspect you might need to use the same Elasticsearch version as the JDBC plugin but can not find it in the support matrix.

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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/8 "2020-10-15T16:50:18Z")

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Okay I will use install the same version 7.4.0 JDBC plugin.

By the way, May I know what is the default user name and password for the Elastic search.

I didn't configured any Authentication

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/9 "2020-10-15T17:02:38Z")

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I do not think there is any.

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**Author:** ![Prabhu.292](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@Prabhu.292](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Prabhu.292)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/10 "2020-10-15T17:08:55Z")

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Okay thanks.

I have used same veriosn 7.4.0 JDBC plugin. But not working again

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**Author:** ![FTLJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@FTLJ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/FTLJ)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/11 "2020-11-08T12:34:33Z")

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Did you input JDBC URL about keystore & truststore information in Additional Settings field?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tableau-connector-for-elasticsearch-connecting-string-details/251907/12 "2020-12-06T12:34:35Z")

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