Software Directory

Tableau Desktop

Contract Ranges:

Dec 15 – Dec 14

The core authoring tool of Tableau Creator for creating interactive dashboards and visualizations. It connects to multiple data sources, supports advanced analytics, and offers drag-and-drop functionality for building rich, shareable insights.

Important:

The software on this page has been reviewed and approved for lower-level data use. 

Tableau Desktop has IT Compliance approval for Data Classification Levels 3 only (See the UM System Data Classification page for more information). 

If you are using these tools for business, research or academic use and the data moves into DCL4 Highly Restricted data is used you must enter an IT compliance review ticket for your specific software use and receive approval. 

If you need to consult, please ask your IT professional or someone from the IT Compliance team for further assistance.

How to get the software

Request Software (Step 1)

Click Here to Request a License for Tableau

Download Software (Step 2)

PC Access:
Click Here to Download Tableau Desktop

Mac Access:
Click Here to Download Tableau Desktop

Support Resources

Getting Started with Tableau Desktop

Licensing Info

Tableau End User License Agreement

Your Responsibility

It is the user’s responsibility to protect university resources and data by ensuring that you use software in compliance with relevant university policies and standards, store and process all sensitive data within approved systems, and ensure equitable access to information technology for users with disabilities.

Individuals at MU are ultimately responsible for any infringing software on their computers or devices or for violating the terms and conditions of software licenses. Individuals are responsible for reviewing the Acceptable Use Policy on the UM System website.

Permitted Use

  • Academic/Instruction
  • Non-commercial Research

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