Analytics for everyone, from anywhere: Tableau helps people see and understand data. The DataDev community extends Tableau's capabilities by creating new, innovative ways to enable our users to use and analyze their data. 

The DataDev Hackathon challenges developers to fine-tune the Tableau platform for specific use cases and create ways to innovate for Tableau customers worldwide.

Hacks are limited only by your imagination! Build integrations, extensions, or other useful tools using Tableau’s APIs.  

Requirements

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Develop a solution using the Tableau Developer Platform and supported Tableau tools and APIs to extend, strengthen, or integrate the power of Tableau. 

  • Best Overall Hack

  • Best Hack Using the Broadest Set of Salesforce Products (Sales Cloud, Mulesoft, Slack, Data Cloud, etc.) 

  • Best Automation: Makes a Tedious Task Easy

  • Best Integration: Brings Two Tools Together in a Novel Way

  • Best Extension: Does a Great Job at Taking Existing Functionality to the Next Level

  • Best Enrich: Incorporate AI or Machine Learning

What to Submit: 
  • Project built with Tableau tools and API's 

  • Text description that explains the features and functionality of your Project.

  • 3 minute demonstration video of your Project

  • URL to a code repository on GitHub or another code repository platform (if the code repository is private, please provide access to @kglover29 on Github)

  • List of the APIs and Dev tools you used 

  • Write up of potential further improvements to your Project

  • Be the original work of the Entrants, be solely owned by the Entrants, and not violate the IP rights of any other person or entity.

 Please read the full rules for more specifics. 

Language Requirements: All Submission materials must be in English or, if not in English, the Entrant must provide an English translation of the demonstration video, text description, and testing instructions as well as all other materials submitted.

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Prizes

$1,800 in prizes
Best Overall Hack
$300 in cash
1 winner

Visa e-gift card worth $100 USD (1 per Eligible Individual or up to 3 per Eligible Team) and the opportunity to work with the Tableau team to showcase your project in a blog to be published on Tableau.com

Best Hack Using the Broadest Set of Salesforce Products (Sales Cloud, Mulesoft, Slack, Data Cloud, etc.)
$300 in cash
1 winner

Visa e-gift card worth $100 USD (1 per Eligible Individual or up to 3 per Eligible Team) and the opportunity to work with the Tableau team to showcase your project in a blog to be published on Tableau.com

Best Automation: Makes a Tedious Task Easy
$300 in cash
1 winner

Visa e-gift card worth $100 USD (1 per Eligible Individual or up to 3 per Eligible Team) and the opportunity to work with the Tableau team to showcase your project in a blog to be published on Tableau.com

Best Integration: Brings Two Tools or Products Together in a Novel Way
$300 in cash
1 winner

Visa e-gift card worth $100 USD (1 per Eligible Individual or up to 3 per Eligible Team) and the opportunity to work with the Tableau team to showcase your project in a blog to be published on Tableau.com

Best Extension: Does a Great Job at Taking Existing Functionality to the Next Level
$300 in cash
1 winner

Visa e-gift card worth $100 USD (1 per Eligible Individual or up to 3 per Eligible Team)and the opportunity to work with the Tableau team to showcase your project in a blog to be published on Tableau.com

Best Enrich: Incorporate AI or Machine Learning
$300 in cash
1 winner

Visa e-gift card worth $100 USD (1 per Eligible Individual or up to 3 per Eligible Team) and the opportunity to work with the Tableau team to showcase your project in a blog to be published on Tableau.com

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Kevin Glover

Kevin Glover
Director, Partners & Developers Product Management, Tableau at Salesforce

Cate Guyman

Cate Guyman
Software Engineering LMTS, Tableau at Salesforce

Kelly Bellinghausen

Kelly Bellinghausen
Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Tableau at Salesforce

Nik Dutra

Nik Dutra
Data Product Manager, Serasa Experian

Anya Prosvetova

Anya Prosvetova
Lead Data Engineer, Aimpoint Digital

Marcelo Has

Marcelo Has
Senior Analytics Consultant, Swift Insights

Judging Criteria

  • Technological Implementation
    Does the interaction with Tableau demonstrate quality software development?
  • Design
    Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
  • Potential Impact:
    How big of an impact could the project have on the [specific community or target audience]?
  • Quality of the Idea
    How creative and unique is the project?

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