Dashboard Embedding

Tableau allows several ways to publish your dashboards for viewing.

1. If your user has Tableau Reader, you can email the file to him/her.
2. You can publish your dashboard to Tableau Public and email users the link to the visualization in Tableau Public.
3. You can publish your dashboard to Tableau Public and then embed the dashboard in a website. This method allows users to view the visualizations in their own website without having to go to Tableau Public.

USI uses Umbraco to manage content in its website.  To embed a visualization into a web page managed by Umbraco, there are some specific steps that need to be taken.

1. First ensure that your dashboard meets all branding requirements listed on the USI Brand website and the USI Dashboard Standards
2. Once you have published your dashboard on Tableau Public, scroll to the bottom on your dashboard and locate the Share

3. Click on the share icon and copy the Embed Code.

4. Log into Umbraco and navigate to the folder you would like to house the dashboard.
5. Create a new department subpage and click on the Info
6. You will need to choose one of the following Templates.
   1. DepartmentSubpage 1 Col maintains the left and right frames on the page. Your dashboard size cannot be wider than 950px in order to fit within this content area.
   2. FullWidthF4 eliminates the left and right frames on the page. Your dashboard size may be wider, but it still needs to stay within the standard desktop browser width of 1000px.

7. Once you have selected your template, navigate to the Content tab and click on the Source Code

8. Paste in your source code and click OK.

9. Navigate to the Meta tag and add the following code into the JavaScript Declaration

10. Also add the following code to the CSS Declaration

The 100% width makes the dashboard responsive when viewed in different browsers and the min-height ensures that the webpage contains the entire dashboard vertically. You may need to adjust the min-height depending upon the size of your dashboard.

11. Save and publish your dashboard.
12. For information about Umbraco, the USI web content management tool, please contact USI Web Services.

Download Dashboard Embedding Guide PDF