Username

Username

The username is a dynamic value and will log the current Tableau username. To link the correct data to this field, you first need to create a calculated field that contains the standard Tableau ‘USERNAME()’ function. This function retrieves the username of the logged in user. Place this new calculated field onto a worksheet and drag the sheet on your dashboard as well. (the sheet containing the username must be available on your dashboard but you can hide it by making it floating and resize it to 1×1 pixel). In the configuration of Dashboard Usage, you have to specify which worksheet and column contains the username. You can verify correct implementation by checking the ‘current username’, right in the Dashboard Usage configuration.

When you do not specify a username column, the value for ‘username’ will be ‘unknown’.