University Operating Status Update for Jan. 9

All GW campuses and centers will be open on time on Thursday, Jan. 9. Operations will proceed normally with in-person classes and staff work. This applies to the Foggy Bottom, Mount Vernon, and Virginia Science and Technology campuses; the Biostatistics Center; and the Alexandria and Arlington education centers. Any further changes to the university’s operating status will be communicated via a GW Alert email sent to all GW email addresses and posted on Campus Advisories

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This page is dedicated to providing information to individuals at GW who hold a Tableau "Creator" license. For additional assistance, please submit a ticket to Business Intelligence Services. 

Tableau Cloud

Tableau Cloud is a fully-hosted, cloud-based solution that puts GW on the path of leveraging Tableau’s latest and greatest features. Tableau cloud is always the latest version so desktop users can always be up-to-date with the latest version of Tableau.

Tableau Desktop Renewal - Activate Tableau Online

With Tableau Cloud, there are no more license keys. If you have been granted a 'creator' license for GW Tableau Design and Test, you will be able to activate by signing into a server. You will be linked to GW Tableau Cloud (https://sso.online.tableau.com). Once authenticated, you will have successfully activated your Desktop license.

Desktop Tableau Activate License
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If you do not have administrative rights to load software on your computer, you must contact GW IT. Select "IT Professional Services > Administrative Rights for GW Machine."

For other related questions, please submit a ticket to Business Intelligence Services.