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divinorum-webb / tableau-api-lib

An API library that allows developers to call on the methods listed in Tableau's REST API documentation.
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Zero usage statistics in get_views_dataframe @ Tableau API 3.15 #72

Closed dreamca4er closed 2 years ago

dreamca4er commented 2 years ago

Python version: 3.7.13 tableau-api-lib version: 0.1.31 Tableau API version: 3.15

get_views_dataframe returns all zeros in usage_totalViewCount column. Digging deeper we can find that get_views_dataframe calls get_all_view_fields function and that function gets views via calling extract_pages on TableauServerConnection method query_views_for_site. query_views_for_site doesnt return usage statistics without parameter includeUsageStatistics set to true.

divinorum-webb commented 2 years ago

Thanks for the feedback, I have added the querying.get_all_view_fields querying utils function. Run pip install -U tableau-api-lib and you'll have that update!

If you want the most accurate picture of your view/dashboard usage, I recommend tapping into the Tableau Server Repository (assuming you are on Tableau Server), where you have access to a wealth of data points on view counts. In the log files for the server, you'll find even more information that can be parsed including load times, who viewed what, etc.