Proof of concept to show the parameter will refresh on opening in Desktop or Web-Authoring but fails when used as a regular workbook on a server.
This workbook uses the TableauServerUser value to pass the username to MySQL and retrieve data allocated to the user. In order to recreate this issue, you will need to pass a user value registered in the Tableau (‘Aleksandr.Skobelev’, ‘John.Smith’, or ‘Jane.Doe’).
- Create a data connection (DC1) as a Tableau Extract
- Create another data connection (DC2) as live