“The Extensions API in Tableau 2018.2 unleashes the innovation of our community. For the first time, customers, partners, and developers can add new functionality right into the Tableau platform ...

"The Extensions API in Tableau 2018.2 unleashes the innovation of our community. For the first time, customers, partners, and developers can add new functionality right into the Tableau platform ...

The Tableau 2018.2 release provides and Extension API for developers, and a new server configuration and management tool.

Companies that need more specialized features can create own custom extensions, for example to make data from a custom-built business application available in Tableau.

Tableau today previewed Tableau Extensions API, a new API currently available for developers to build on, that supports taking action from the desktop.

Tableau also demonstrated Explain Data, which uses sophisticated statistical algorithms to allow people to instantly uncover AI-driven insights about their data.