Extend Tableau with the power of Squirrel365
The Squirrel365 extension for Tableau lets you embed Squirrel365 apps directly inside your Tableau dashboards — combining Tableau’s secure, managed data environment with Squirrel365’s app-building capabilities. Whether you want to add what-if simulations, build custom UI components, or create interactive tools that sit alongside your Tableau visualisations, the extension makes it possible without leaving your Tableau environment.
Data flows dynamically between the two platforms. When data in Tableau changes, embedded Squirrel365 projects update immediately, providing a seamless, live experience for your users.
What you can do
- Embed any Squirrel365 project directly inside a Tableau dashboard
- Pass data from Tableau data sources and worksheets dynamically into your Squirrel365 project
- Add what-if analysis and scenario modelling to your Tableau dashboards
- Build and display custom visualisations not available natively in Tableau
- Show or hide app elements dynamically based on Tableau data
- Use spreadsheet logic to add app-like interactivity to your dashboards
- Capture user inputs within Tableau and write them back to a database or spreadsheet (may require a third-party service such as Zapier)
- Control access using Tableau’s existing security model
How it works
- In Squirrel365 - Configure the Tableau Parameters function to define which spreadsheet areas will receive data from Tableau
- In your Tableau dashboard - Add the Squirrel365 extension and map your Tableau data to the Squirrel365 project
Common use cases
- What-if and scenario tools — Let Tableau users run simulations and model outcomes interactively, directly inside the dashboards they already use.
- Custom visualisations — Add charts, gauges, or data displays that aren’t available natively in Tableau, built and maintained in Squirrel365.
- Input and writeback workflows — Capture user decisions or annotations within a Tableau dashboard and write them back to an external data source.
- Interactive reporting — Replace static dashboard elements with dynamic, user-driven Squirrel365 tools that respond to live Tableau data.
Ready to get started? Visit the Squirrel365 Tableau documentation to learn more about the extension.
