Follow the below steps to set up Tableau Server for publishing. These steps must be performed by an administrator. The JDBC driver (.jar) and Tableau connector (.taco) files are the same as for Tableau Desktop.
Step 1: Install Foundry Datasets JDBC Driver
Navigate to Downloads: Foundry Datasets JDBC driver to download the .jar file. Place it in the directory where Tableau Server looks for drivers. If using Windows, the location is C:\Program Files\Tableau\Drivers.
Step 2: Install the Tableau Connector File
Navigate to Downloads: Tableau Connector to download the .taco file. Place the file in [Your Tableau Server Install Directory]/data/tabsvc/vizqlserver/Connectors. By default, on Windows this is C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\data\tabsvc\vizqlserver\Connectors.
Alternatively, you can create a new directory to store connectors, then configure Tableau Server to use that directory by running tsm configuration set -k native_api.connect_plugins_path -v C:/tableau_connectors. Then, place the .taco file there instead.
(Optional) Step 3: Setup OAuth for Desktop and Server
If you would like report creators to be able to authenticate via OAuth on Tableau Desktop and publish reports using OAuth, this must be configured. See Tableau OAuth: Setup Guide for more information.
Step 4: Restart Tableau Server
Every time the connector file is changed, you must restart Tableau Server.