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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Bot for Slack trigger and Tableau action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Direct Message trigger
1. Connect your Bot for Slack account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a User Channel
Configure the Download PDF action
1. Connect your Tableau account
2. Select a Site ID
3. Select a Workbook ID
4. Optional- Configure Max Age
5. Optional- Select a Page Orientation
6. Optional- Select a Page Type
7. Optional- Configure Viz Height
8. Optional- Configure Viz Width
9. Optional- Configure Output Filename
10. Configure syncDir
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Direct Message on Bot for Slack

Description:Emit new event when a message is posted in a direct message channel (Bot). To open a conversation, use the Pipedream Action "Send a Direct Message" to send a message from the Bot, or enable direct messages to the Bot in your App Settings (Settings->App Home->Show Tabs->Messages Tab), and send a direct message to the Bot.

Version:0.0.5

Key:slack_bot-new-direct-message

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Bot for Slack Overview#

The bot for Slack allows you to build rich, interactive bots for Slack workspaces. These bots can respond to messages, post updates, and interact with users in various ways. With the bot for Slack on Pipedream, developers can create automated workflows that trigger on specific events in Slack, such as new messages or reactions, and then perform defined actions, like sending data to other apps or processing the information within Pipedream's serverless platform. This tight integration with Pipedream enables both simple and complex automations, leveraging Pipedream's ability to connect with numerous apps and its powerful built-in code steps.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";
import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "slack_bot-new-direct-message",
  name: "New Direct Message",
  version: "0.0.5",
  description: "Emit new event when a message is posted in a direct message channel (Bot). To open a conversation, use the Pipedream Action \"Send a Direct Message\" to send a message from the Bot, or enable direct messages to the Bot in your App Settings (Settings->App Home->Show Tabs->Messages Tab), and send a direct message to the Bot.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    channelId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "channelId",
        () => ({
          types: [
            constants.CHANNEL_TYPE.IM,
          ],
        }),
      ],
      label: "User Channel",
      description: `Events will only be emitted for direct messages between this user and the Bot. ${utils.CONVERSATION_PERMISSION_MESSAGE}`,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourceName() {
      return constants.RESOURCE_NAME.MESSAGES;
    },
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.app.conversationsHistory;
    },
    getResourceFnArgs() {
      return {
        channel: this.channelId,
        limit: constants.LIMIT,
        oldest: this.getLastTimestamp(),
        inclusive: false,
      };
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: resource.ts,
        ts: resource.ts,
        summary: `New Message Timestamp ${resource.ts}`,
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Bot for Slack	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Bot for Slack app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the Slack API
User Channel	`channelId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

Bot for Slack uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Bot for Slack account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Bot for Slack APIs in both code and no-code steps.

About Bot for Slack#

Interact with Slack with your own bot user

Action#

Download PDF on Tableau

Description:Downloads images of the sheets of a workbook as a PDF file. [See the documentation](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_ref_workbooks_and_views.htm#download_workbook_pdf)

Version:0.0.1

Key:tableau-download-pdf

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Tableau Overview#

The Tableau API allows you to tap into the robust data visualization and business intelligence capabilities of Tableau. Within Pipedream, you can leverage this API to automate reporting, manage users, update data sources, and extract insights. This enables you to integrate Tableau's analytics with other services, streamlining your data workflows and ensuring your dashboards remain up-to-date with minimal manual effort.

Action Code#

import app from "../../tableau.app.mjs";
import fs from "fs";
import path from "path";

export default {
  key: "tableau-download-pdf",
  name: "Download PDF",
  description: "Downloads images of the sheets of a workbook as a PDF file. [See the documentation](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_ref_workbooks_and_views.htm#download_workbook_pdf)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    siteId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "siteId",
      ],
    },
    workbookId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "workbookId",
        ({ siteId }) => ({
          siteId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    maxAge: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Max Age",
      description: "The maximum number of minutes a workbook PDF will be cached before being refreshed. Minimum interval is one minute",
      optional: true,
      min: 1,
    },
    orientation: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Page Orientation",
      description: "The orientation of the pages in the PDF file produced",
      options: [
        "Portrait",
        "Landscape",
      ],
      default: "Portrait",
      optional: true,
    },
    pageType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Page Type",
      description: "The type of page, which determines the page dimensions of the PDF file returned",
      options: [
        "A3",
        "A4",
        "A5",
        "B5",
        "Executive",
        "Folio",
        "Ledger",
        "Legal",
        "Letter",
        "Note",
        "Quarto",
        "Tabloid",
      ],
      default: "Legal",
      optional: true,
    },
    vizHeight: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Viz Height",
      description: "The height of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Width`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio",
      optional: true,
    },
    vizWidth: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Viz Width",
      description: "The width of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Height`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio",
      optional: true,
    },
    outputFilename: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Output Filename",
      description: "The filename for the downloaded PDF file, which will be saved to the `/tmp` folder",
      default: "workbook.pdf",
      optional: true,
    },
    syncDir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "write",
      sync: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      siteId,
      workbookId,
      maxAge,
      orientation,
      pageType,
      vizHeight,
      vizWidth,
      outputFilename,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.app.downloadWorkbookPdf({
      $,
      siteId,
      workbookId,
      params: {
        "max-age-minutes": maxAge,
        orientation,
        "page-type": pageType,
        "viz-height": vizHeight,
        "viz-width": vizWidth,
      },
      responseType: "arraybuffer",
    });

    // Write the PDF to the /tmp folder
    const filename = outputFilename || "workbook.pdf";
    const filePath = path.join("/tmp", filename);

    await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, Buffer.from(response));

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully downloaded workbook PDF to \`${filePath}\``);
    return {
      filePath,
      fileContent: response,
    };
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Tableau	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Tableau app.
Site ID	`siteId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Workbook ID	`workbookId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Max Age	`maxAge`	`integer`	The maximum number of minutes a workbook PDF will be cached before being refreshed. Minimum interval is one minute
Page Orientation	`orientation`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`PortraitLandscape`
Page Type	`pageType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`A3A4A5B5ExecutiveFolioLedgerLegalLetterNoteQuartoTabloid`
Viz Height	`vizHeight`	`integer`	The height of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Width`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio
Viz Width	`vizWidth`	`integer`	The width of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Height`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio
Output Filename	`outputFilename`	`string`	The filename for the downloaded PDF file, which will be saved to the `/tmp` folder
syncDir	`syncDir`	`dir`

Action Authentication#

Tableau uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Tableau account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Tableau and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Tableau API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

About Tableau#

Tableau is a visual analytics platform transforming the way we use data to solve problems—empowering people and organizations to make the most of their data.

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