The UW System Tableau Server provides UW System Administration and participating UW institutions the capability to publish interactive data visualizations to inform and support organizational decision-making. Access to view content on Tableau Server is limited to individuals with UW login credentials (generally, UW employees) who are on their campus wired network or VPN.
Institutional Participation
The following UW institutions/units are participating in the UW System Tableau Server. For more info on what kinds of uses are supported and what participation entails, please review the .
| UW Institution/unit | Site Administrator(s) | Resources |
| UW System Administration | David Blough, Dan Younan at tableau-administrators@uwsa.edu | UWSA site info |
| UW-Eau Claire | Kari Herbison | |
| UW-Green Bay | Mike Bubolz, Virginia Englebert, Samantha Surowiec | |
| UW-La Crosse | Mark Haakenson, Brenda Murray, Kayle Schoville | |
| UW-Madison | Mehrnaz Ahmadi Joobaneh | |
| UW-Oshkosh | Brandon Heise | |
| UW-Parkside | John Standard | |
| UW-Platteville | John Dunning, Kelsey Wetter | |
| UW-River Falls | Michael Donnelly, Tracy King | |
| UW-Stevens Point | Marv Noltze, Shawn Voth | |
| UW-Stout | Frode Larsen, Jonathan Mccalla, Clara Reis, Justin Sullivan | |
| UW-Superior | Emily Neumann, Emily Rose | |
| UW-Whitewater | Becky Jones |
Resources for site administrators are available on the UW System Tableau Server sharepoint site (login required).
Purchase Tableau Creator to Create Content
Tableau Creator is a subscription license that includes Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep. Tableau Desktop is a stand-alone application for on-the-fly analysis and interactive data visualization. Tableau Prep is a stand-alone application for data preparation and cleaning.
Note: Site administrators govern the content that is published on UW System Tableau Server. If you want to publish, find out what is allowed on your institution’s site before purchasing a Tableau Creator license.
UW System employees can receive a discount on the regular higher education price of a Tableau Creator subscription by purchasing through AE Business Solutions (orders@aebs.com) or Capital Data under UWSA contract 21-2770. When contacting the vendor to request a quote, let them know that you’re employed by the University of Wisconsin and will be paying with UW funds. Include this information for each user: First Name, Last Name, UW institution, Email ending in .edu, Phone Number, Job Title, Department Name, Street Address 1, Street Address 2, City, State, Zip Code. For support on an existing Tableau Creator subscription, contact the vendor from which you purchased it.
UW students can get a free license for educational use directly from Tableau.
To learn how to use Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep, visit Tableau’s free training resources. You can also join or start a Tableau User Group in your area.