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Open the Tableau Services Manager (TSM) web interface, go to Configuration > Licensing , and enter your Data Management product key.

You must have Tableau Server version 2019.1 or later. The Prep Conductor process is already included in the standard Tableau Server installer .

In TSM, check the Status tab. You should see a "Tableau Prep Conductor" process running on nodes that have the Backgrounder service enabled. On Tableau Cloud Step 1 (Existing Install): Enable Tableau Prep Conductor

Since you don't install it separately, you "activate" it by applying a specific license. On Tableau Server

Because Prep Conductor is a process within your server environment, the "download" actually involves ensuring you have the correct version of Tableau Server or access to Tableau Cloud.

If you need the desktop tool to create the flows first, you can find the latest version of Tableau Prep Builder on the official Tableau website. 2. How to Enable Tableau Prep Conductor

It is already part of your site's infrastructure. No installation is required; it only needs to be enabled.

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