Visualize Live Adobe Experience Manager Data in Tableau

Tableau is a visual analytics platform transforming the way businesses use data to solve problems. When paired with the CData Tableau Connector for Adobe Experience Manager, you can easily get access to live Adobe Experience Manager data within Tableau. This article shows how to connect to Adobe Experience Manager in Tableau and build a simple chart.

The CData Tableau Connectors enable high-speed access to live Adobe Experience Manager data in Tableau. Once you install the connector, you simply authenticate with Adobe Experience Manager and you can immediately start building responsive, dynamic visualizations and dashboards. By surfacing Adobe Experience Manager data using native Tableau data types and handling complex filters, aggregations, & other operations automatically, CData Tableau Connectors grant seamless access to Adobe Experience Manager data.

NOTE: The CData Tableau Connectors require Tableau 2020.3 or higher. If you are using an older version of Tableau, you will need to use the CData JDBC Driver.

Connect to Adobe Experience Manager in Tableau

Open Tableau and click More under Connect -> To a Server. Select "Adobe Experience Manager by CData," then configure the connection and click "Sign In."

The driver connects to Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) instances that expose the JCR repository over WebDAV. It supports both on-premises AEM and AEM as a Cloud Service deployments.

To establish a connection, set the following properties:

• URL: The WebDAV-enabled JCR server URL.
  • AEM as a Cloud Service: https://author-pXXXXX-eXXXXX.adobeaemcloud.com/crx/server
  • Local development: http://localhost:4502/crx/server
• User: Your AEM username.
• Password: Your AEM password.

Note: Tables are dynamically generated based on the JCR repository structure. Ensure that the configured user has sufficient permissions to access the required content paths in the AEM repository.

Discover Schemas and Query Data

1. Select CData from the Database pull-down menu.
2. Select AdobeExperienceManager from the Schema pull-down menu.
3. Drag the tables and views you wish to visualize onto the join area. You can include multiple tables.
4. Select Update Now or Automatically Update. Update Now lets you preview the first 10,000 rows of the data source (or enter the number of rows you want to see in the Rows text box). Automatically Update automatically reflects the changes in the preview area.
5. Click the tab for your worksheet. Columns are listed as Dimensions and Measures, depending on the data type. The CData Tableau Connector discovers data types automatically, allowing you to leverage the powerful data processing and visualization features of Tableau.
6. Drag a field from the Dimensions or Measures area to Rows or Columns. Tableau creates column or row headers.
7. Select one of the chart types from the Show Me tab. Tableau displays the chart type that you selected.

Using the CData Tableau Connector for Adobe Experience Manager with Tableau, you can easily create robust visualizations and reports on Adobe Experience Manager data. Download a free, 30-day trial and get started today.