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Tableau Ownership Mapping Displayed as Other Owner

Angelo Bresci
Updated

Area: Ingestion Issues

Sub-Area: Tableau Connector

Issue

When ingesting Tableau assets into DataHub, owners are displayed under "Other Owner" in the UI instead of standard ownership types like Technical Owner, Business Owner, or Data Steward. This occurs because the Tableau connector assigns the deprecated DATAOWNER ownership type to all ingested owners, which doesn't map to any of DataHub's current named system ownership types.

You Might Be Asking

  • Why do Tableau-ingested owners appear as "Other Owner" instead of Technical Owner or Business Owner?
  • Can I configure the Tableau connector to use different ownership types?
  • How can I remap Tableau ownership to standard DataHub ownership types?

Solution

The "Other Owner" display is expected behavior from the Tableau connector and represents a connector-level limitation. Here are your options:

  1. Accept the current behavior: If ownership categorization is not critical for your use case, you can continue using the current setup where Tableau owners appear as "Other Owner".
  2. Use a custom transformer to remap ownership types: Create a custom transformer in your ingestion recipe to convert DATAOWNER to a standard ownership type: 
    transformers:
  - type: "simple_add_dataset_ownership"
    config:
      owner_urns:
        - "urn:li:corpuser:"
      ownership_type: "TECHNICAL_OWNER"  # or BUSINESS_OWNER, DATASTEWARD
      replace_existing: true
  3. Post-ingestion ownership management: Manually update ownership through the DataHub UI or programmatically via GraphQL/REST API after ingestion completes.

To implement the transformer approach, modify your Tableau ingestion recipe to include ownership remapping logic that converts the deprecated DATAOWNER type to your preferred standard ownership type.

Additional Notes

This is a known limitation of the Tableau connector and affects all Tableau-ingested assets. The DATAOWNER type is deprecated and not displayed as a selectable option in the UI. Consider your organization's ownership governance requirements when deciding whether to implement a transformation solution or accept the current behavior. For organizations migrating away from Tableau, it may not be worth investing in ownership remapping efforts.

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Tags: tableau, ownership, connector, ingestion, transformer, other-owner, dataowner, ui, mapping, deprecated