Integrate with Content-Sharing Platforms for Sharing Visualizations

Integrate with content-sharing platforms and social channels (such as Slack and X) so it's easy for users to share their visualizations with others.

Topics:

• About Sharing Visualizations on Other Platforms
• Enable Workbook Users to Share Visualizations on Slack
• Enable Workbook Users to Share Visualizations on X (formerly Twitter)

About Sharing Visualizations on Other Platforms

If your organization uses content-sharing platforms and social channels such as X or Slack, administrators can configure access to such platforms so it's easy for content authors to share their data visualizations with others.

Once set up, additional content-sharing options are listed on the Export dialog for visualizations. For example, if you configure and activate Slack, users see an option to export their visualization to Slack when they click the Export icon.

Some platforms are displayed in inactive mode by default, for example, Slack, and others are hidden by default. When you set up a content-sharing platform, you can set the status to one of the following:

Status	Description
Active	Display the content-sharing platform on the Export dialog and enable users to share content using it. For example, you might display Slack as an Export option.
Inactive	Display the content-sharing platform on the Export dialog, for example, Slack, but don't enable users to share content using it. When users select an inactive option, they see a message that advises them to contact their administrator.
Hidden	Don't display the content-sharing platform on the Export dialog, whether it's configured or not. For example, you might configure it ready for rollout but keep it hidden until a future date.

Enable Workbook Users to Share Visualizations on Slack

Administrators can set up a Slack channel in Oracle Analytics, so that content authors can share their data visualizations on their organization's Slack app.

1. Obtain the client ID and client secret values for the Slack app that you want to use to share data visualizations.
   1. Open the Your Apps page in Slack, that is, https://api.slack.com/apps.
   2. Select the app that you want to use or create a new one.
   3. On the Basic Information tab, navigate to the App Credential section and obtain the Client ID and Client Secret values.
2. Configure the Slack app in Oracle Analytics.
   1. In the Oracle Analytics Home page, click the Navigator, click Console, and then click Content-Sharing Platforms.
   2. For Service, select Slack.
   3. Change Status to Active.
   4. For Application Name, enter the name of the app that you set up in Slack.
   5. For Client ID and Client Secret, enter the values that you obtained in Slack (Step 1).
   6. Click Update.
   7. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the redirect URL for Oracle Analytics.
3. In Slack, configure the callback URL for Oracle Analytics.
   1. Open the Your Apps page in Slack.
   2. Select the app that you want to use.
   3. On the Basic Information tab, click OAuth and Permissions.
   4. Click Add New Redirect URL, paste the clipboard content in the Redirect URL field, and click Add.
   5. Click Save URLs.
4. Verify you can share a visualization on the Slack channel.
   1. In Oracle Analytics, open a workbook.
   2. On the Visualize or Narrate canvas, click the Export icon.
   3. Click Slack.
   If you set up and activate the channel correctly, Slack displays as an option on the Export menu.

Enable Workbook Users to Share Visualizations on X (formerly Twitter)

Administrators can set up an X (formerly Twitter) channel in Oracle Analytics, so that content authors can share their data visualizations as a tweet on their organization's X feed.

To enable Oracle Analytics to share data visualization workbooks through your organization’s X app:

1. Obtain the client ID and client secret values for the X app that you want to use to share data visualizations.
   1. Open X Application Manager, for example developer.twitter.com.
   2. Click the app that you want to use for tweets.
   3. On the Keys and Tokens tab, obtain the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret Key values.
   4. On the Permissions tab, select Read, write, and direct messages.
2. Configure the X channel in Oracle Analytics.
   1. In the Oracle Analytics Home page, click the Navigator, click Console, and then click Content-Sharing Platforms.
   2. For Service, select X.
   3. Change Status to Active.
   4. For Application Name, enter the name of the app that you set up in X Application Manager.
   5. For Client ID and Client Secret, enter the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret values that you obtained in X Application Manager (Step 1).
   6. Click Update.
   7. Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the redirect URL for Oracle Analytics.
3. In X Application Manager, configure the callback URL for Oracle Analytics.
   1. In X Application Manager, click the app to use for tweets.
   2. On the App Details tab, click Edit and paste the clipboard content in the Callback URL field.
   3. Click Save.
4. Verify you can share a visualization on the X channel.
   1. In Oracle Analytics, open a workbook.
   2. On the Visualize or Narrate canvas, click the Export icon.
   3. Click Twitter.
   If you set up and activate the channel correctly, Twitter displays as an option on the Export menu.