Error : Publish to tableau server - select an existing project

Hello,

I'm having an issue with the Publish to Tableau server tool version 2.0.0 (using Alteryx 2018.2 and Tableau server 2018.1)

I've installed it from the official gallery. I've signed in to the Tableau server without problem, then went to the "Configure Data Source" part. I can see the projects, I can enter a data source name, choose the output options and data source format . everything is fine. When I validate, I get an error message "Select an existing project".

Of course the workflow won't run.. but I can't access the configuration anymore. There is a spinning circle that never stops and the configuration panel is not accessible. All I can do is deleting the object from the workflow.

I've installed previous versions of the tool. So just after dropping it on my canvas, I can right click and select the version (1.09.2 or 1.08.1). Both versions work and allow me to publish to the server, in .tde or .hyper, which is what I want...

Maybe a next version will solve this issue, but if there is a solution to it, I would be interested in knowing it.

thank you

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Accepted answers

Philimor

it seems that Alteryx 2019.2 was still using the old version of the macro that has been installed under Alteryx 2019.1 (or earlier).

I've noticed that when I created a new workflow. When running it, there was a message in the result windows saying that Alteryx found a duplicate version of the macro in the directory "c:\users\username\appdata\roaming\alteryx\tools\Publish to tableau Serveur_v2.0.0"

So I deleted this directory (after a backup). I relaunched Alteryx, created a new workflow. And now it works.

So the proposed solution to install Alteryx 2019.2 works if you delete older version 2.0.0 of the Publish to Tableau server macro.

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CliveM

I get this exact same bug, also have previous versions of the tool installed.

Julien_B

The same for me with the latest version of the macro.

Hope you could find what is happening.

Julien_B

The same for me with the latest version of the macro (Atleryx 2018.2 and Tableau Server 10.5)

Hope you could find what is happening.

JakeS

@Julien_B @Philimor @CliveM

Thank you for posting, we are currently looking into this. Do you happen to have apostrophes in your data source names? If so, can you try removing any apostrophes from the data source names and see if this resolves the issue?

Shaunavalon

I am also having this issue.

I have tried to resolve this but there seems no way to resolve it at the moment.

Anything to resolve this would be helpful.

Same issue here using tool version 2.0, Alteryx 2018.2 and Tableau Server 10.5.2. Removing the tool, adding it back and reconfiguring the connection produces the same message time and time again. A project folder had been chosen and recognized during the configuration process, just not after you click outside the configuration screen.

chrisdevries

The same thing was happening to me. I kept trying to run it and despite the error still showing and the configuration not refreshing properly, it did run and I saw the data in Tableau. Now it seems fine.

Alexios81

I'm reporting the same error.

MDhaker

Hello Everyone,

I am facing exact same issue with 'Publish to Tableau Server' tool.
"Select an existing project."

Please find below details and let me know if there is a working solution.

Alteryx Server Version: 2021.1.4.26400
Publish to Tableau Server Version: 2.0

nomulap12

SOLVED.
Issue: "Select an existing project." error with Alteryx version 2023.2 and PTTS Version 2.3. Even though error is raised the .hyper file was being published to Tableau server successfully. This started happening when we moved from on prem Tableau server to Tableau server on AWS.
Resolution: Right click and open the PTTS macro. Delete this error tool...

Close Alteryx Designer and reopen. Run the workflow and you will see that the error is not raised.

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