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Checks that everyone with Tableau access is an active employee on the People page.

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About

Access to your organization’s Tableau site must be limited to current, authorized employees. On every sync, DSALTA compares the users on the Tableau Access page against your People directory, matched by email within your organization. The check passes when every Tableau user is an active employee on the People page.

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Why This Matters

Access tends to accumulate over time as roles change, leaving people with more than they need. Excess access to an analytics platform that exposes business data widens your attack surface and breaks the principle of least privilege. Regularly validating who can reach Tableau is a core access control in SOC 2 and ISO 27001.

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How to Fix

Before you begin
  • Ensure the Tableau integration is connected so DSALTA has the current list of site users.
  • Ensure you have site or server administrator access to Tableau.
Review Tableau access
  1. In Tableau, go to Users and review the site users. Remove anyone who is not a current employee.
  2. In DSALTA, go to People and confirm each Tableau user exists and is active.
  3. In Data Library → Access, filter for Tableau and confirm each user maps to an active employee on the People page.
  4. Mark each reviewed user as In Scope (valid) or Not in Scope (to be revoked), and record the reviewer.
Once every Tableau user is an active employee on the People page, DSALTA retrieves the change on the next sync and sets the check status to Passing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

This check runs automatically every 24 hours while the Tableau integration is connected. You can also trigger a manual sync from Integrations in the sidebar.
A failing check appears in your Data Library → Tests dashboard. Work through the steps above; once the underlying access is corrected, the status updates automatically on the next sync.
Yes. If it does not apply to your environment, mark it as Not Applicable with a justification. The exclusion is documented for auditors.
No. DSALTA uses read-only API access and never modifies, creates, or deletes resources. All remediation is performed by your team directly in Tableau.