In order to copy files to the Citrix environment, Tableau Developer needs to map their department folder to their local machines using the instructions below.
1. On your Windows laptop/desktop, open "This PC"
2. Right-click under "Devices and drives" and select "Add a network location"
3. Click "Next".
4. Select "Choose a custom network location" and click "Next"
5. In the "Internet or network address" field, provide the path of "Tableau File Server". (click here to see the server path)
6. Type a meaningful name of your choice and click "Next"
7. Click "Finish"
8. You should be able to see the mapped drive.
9. Copy a file from your local machine and paste it in your Department folder under "Tableau_Projects". In the example, the department folder is "Department of Sales". Make sure you store all the data files under Utilities > Data Files folder
10. Open "Tableau Desktop" application and select "Microsft Excel"
11. Select the data source file "Sample - Superstore" and click "Open"
12. Repeat Steps 1 to 8 if you want to map "TableauUserProfile"
13. To download the content from these mapped drives, simply use the Copy and Paste options.
For the MAC Operating System, follow the instructions below:
1. Click the Finder icon.
2. In the top menu bar, click Go → Connect to Server
3. In the “Server Address” box, type the protocol and path to your network drive:
smb://<provide server address here>/Tableau_Projects
(click here to see the server address)
4. Use the credentials for that network share and choose "Remember this password in my keychain."
5. Mount the drive
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