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Last Updated: 2026-02-20
Steps: Connect Strategic Sourcing to Tableau using Taco

Steps: Connect Strategic Sourcing to Tableau using Taco

  • Create a Tableau account.
  • Download Tableau Desktop version 2025.2 or later.
  • Generate a personal API token in your Strategic Sourcing profile.
Workday provides a packaged data connector (
workday-strategic-sourcing-x.x.x.taco
 file) that enables you to connect your Strategic Sourcing data to Tableau Desktop version 2025.2 or later.
This connector is made available solely to enable current Workday customers to export information from their Workday Offering instance to a separately licensed Tableau software application. This Connector is not part of your Workday Service, and the terms and obligations under your agreements with Workday do not apply to this Connector or to the exported information.
By downloading the TACO file, you are agreeing to the license agreement, available here: Download the Connector License Agreement PDF.
  1. Option Description
    App Version
    1.1.0
    Checksums
    • SHA1:
      0434a916b757d4dc429974f6b4ce2cfb4d9d055f
    • SHA256:
      5d27f0debebffac9a84e091948fb42cd81bf80324028ab26b482f94ac723a039
    • SHA512:
       c4acfd6f9527ce983e3b971b0bd1c90692b53f3185e289c9ce550ea23d6d8ccf35220f3a54fcdd97103c159a7c2fbf86de22fbdec107b3c5c0a1c7c5e831d17a
  2. Download and unzip the Tableau Data Connector .zip file.
  3. Extract the
    workday-strategic-sourcing-x.x.x.taco
     from the downloaded .zip file.
  4. (Optional) To confirm the integrity of your TACO file, open your command prompt or terminal. Use these methods to verify the file’s signature:
    Option Description
    Check Command Output
    Run this command in the command prompt or terminal:
    jarsigner -verify
    [TACO file path]
    -verbose -certs -strict
    .
    If the command output shows
    jar verified
    , the file is correctly signed. You can safely load and use the file in Tableau.
    Calculate Checksums
    Calculate the file’s SHA1, SHA256, and SHA512 checksums. Compare these calculated checksums with the values provided in the first step. A match confirms the file's integrity.
  5. Copy the
    workday-strategic-sourcing-x.x.x.taco
     file into your My Tableau Repository/Connectors directory:
    1. Windows: C:\Users\[Windows User]\Documents\My Tableau Repository\Connectors
    2. macOS: /Users/[user]/Documents/My Tableau Repository/Connectors
  6. Launch Tableau Desktop.
  7. Open
    Workday Strategic Sourcing by Workday
     under
    Connect to a server
    .
  8. Consider configuration:
    Option Description
    URL
    Enter the applicable URL for your region:
    Report Type
    Select the datasets that you want to pull in from Strategic Sourcing.
    To ensure optimal system performance and faster report generation, select only the necessary datasets to generate reports. Selecting excessive data can cause delays and impact system efficiency.
    Page Size
    Enter the number of records that you want returned.
    Tableau API Token
    Use the Power BI and Tableau Token generated from your user settings in Strategic Sourcing.
  9. Click
    Load Data
    .
    This step opens the Tableau Workbook with your selected report data.

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