Learning AI Tools in Tableau

Chapter 7. Tableau Agent

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Now that you’ve learned about all the facets of Tableau Pulse, it’s time to move on to the other AI tool available in the Tableau platform: Tableau Agent. As mentioned in the Preface, Tableau Agent (formerly Einstein Copilot) is an AI assistant available to those authoring visualizations or Prep workflows on the web. It also works directly with the Tableau Data Catalog feature to generate summaries of data assets and content. With Tableau Agent, you can use conversant AI to build charts and calculations, receive suggestions on what to analyze, and minimize administration time. Let’s dive in.

Prerequisites

Tableau Agent is currently only available on Tableau Cloud for those who have a Tableau+ subscription. Introduced in the summer of 2024, Tableau+ is marketed as an enterprise-level solution of the Tableau platform (Tableau Cloud only) with premium AI features. This version of the product line includes ...