Our BI Link data connector allows suppliers to directly connect to available data for their products or related categories, across various distribution channels.

Access to the connector may vary depending on the preferred BI tool. On this page, we will walk through how to connect your data using Tableau.

Before You Begin

Before you begin, you will need to obtain a unique secured key to enable a connection. If you have not yet obtained a secure key, please contact your Account Manager to request access.

Connect Tableau

Watch the video or follow the steps below to set up the connection using Tableau:

① Set up the connection.

• Open the Tableau application
• Select Google BigQuery (in the left side panel under To a Server)

② Connect the Service Account

• Select Sign in user Service Account
• Select Browse under Service Account File Path
• Locate the Json file provided by Walmart and click Open
• Sign in using the credentials provided by Walmart

③ Connect to the data

• On the left side panel, under Project, select wmt-dv-bi-link-prod
• Under Dataset, select dv_supplier

You can now analyze the data! Once you've connected to the data and selected your desired tables, your connection will remain until you remove it.

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When new tables are released, repeat the steps above to add the new tables to your available data sets.

Publishing and Sharing Reports

Click here to learn more about sharing reports with Tableau.

Next Steps

Now that you've connected to the data, check out our:

• Documentation Our documentation provides information about our available snapshot and incremental data tables and error codes you may encounter. Once you've set up your access, go here to find all the details about the data you can receive.
• Release Notes Our Release Notes tell you everything you need to know about upcoming and past releases, as well as any updates to the documentation.
• Glossary The Glossary provides element technical names, business names, and definitions.
• Learning Center The Learning Center provides additional support materials, such as extended explanations, table use cases, and links to additional learning resources (as applicable).

Disclaimer

Your use of the documentation is at your own discretion and risk. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the data, documentation and all related software, components, and support are provided by Walmart on an ‘as-is’ and ‘as available’ basis without any warranties of any kind, and Walmart expressly disclaims any and all express and implied warranties, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, non-interference, and warranties arising from a course of dealing. You acknowledge that Walmart does not warrant that the data will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free. Walmart may modify and delete the documentation in its sole discretion and without notice.

In no event shall Walmart be liable to you or any third parties for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, damage to your computer system, loss of data or profits, or any liability arising out of or in connection with the use of the APIs, documentation, software, components, or support.

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