@W-14212439: Understanding CAP_SELECT_INTO and CAP_CREATE_TEMP_TABLES #1286
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set to 'no' which will prevent tableau from generating statements and it will use the alternative approach.
rosswbrown
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| CAP_CREATE_TEMP_TABLES | Set to 'yes' if Tableau can create temporary tables needed for certain complex or optimized queries. Set to 'no' if creating temporary tables is not supported. See also: CAP_SELECT_INTO. | – | **<span style="color:red">?</span>** | |||
| CAP_INDEX_TEMP_TABLES | Set to 'yes' if data source supports creation of indexes on temp tables database | – | – | |||
| CAP_QUERY_USE_TEMP_TABLE_NAMES_AS_SUBQUERY_ALIASES | Set to 'yes' if Tableau must use generated temporary table names for aliases of subqueries because they might end up implemented as temporary tables | no | no | |||
| CAP_SELECT_INTO | Set to 'yes' if Tableau can create a table on the fly from the resultset of another query. See also: CAP_CREATE_TEMP_TABLES. | – | **<span style="color:red">?</span>** | |||
| CAP_SELECT_INTO | Set to 'yes' if Tableau can create a table on the fly from the resultset of another query. Set to 'no' which will prevent tableau from generating statements and it will use the alternative approach. See also: CAP_CREATE_TEMP_TABLES. | – | **<span style="color:red">?</span>** | |||
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Rather than updating this file I'd see about trying to clarify this in https://tableau.github.io/connector-plugin-sdk/docs/design#temporary-table-support
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Thank you @rosswbrown ,
I have updated the code changes accordingly to the review comment. Please review it once you have time.
When 'CAP_SELECT_INTO' is set to "no", which will prevent tableau from generating statements and it will use the alternative approach.
Reverted the changes as no longer required and modified to the respective source file.
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Agreed with suggestion. Co-authored-by: Ross Brown <[email protected]>
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set to 'no' which will prevent tableau from generating statements and it will use the alternative approach.
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