Installing Tableau Server Command Line Tool (Tabcmd)

Tabcmd does not have to be installed on the same machine as Tableau Server. This flexibility makes it highly useful from an administrative and scheduling perspective.

Following steps explains you the installing procedure

Step 1

Go to the tabcmd installer file located in the "extras" folder in the Tableau directory. By default, the folder is located here:

• C:\Program Files \Tableau\Tableau Server\<version>\extras\TabcmdInstaller.exe

Notes: 

• Replace <version> with the version number of Tableau Server that you are running. 
• if you installed 32-bit Tableau Server on a 64-bit operating system, the default path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Tableau\Tableau Server\<version>\extras\TabcmdInstaller.exed

Step 2

Double-click TabcmdInstaller.exe to start the installation process.

Step 3

Follow the steps in the Tableau Server Command Line Utility wizard to install tabcmd.

Notes:

• Because tabcmd is a command line tool, and due to some limitations with the Windows operating system, Tableau suggests that you install tabcmd to its own folder on the root of the C:\ drive called tabcmd. For example, C:\tabcmd.
• When you install tabcmdinstaller.exe, Tableau does not automatically add its location to the Windows PATH variable. You will need to either explicitly call tabcmd using its full path, or, add its directory to the PATH variable