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[Enhancement] Expose extract-refresh, schedule & governance data in Tableau MCP #719

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@HannahHernalinHF

Summary

The Tableau MCP tools currently return content metadata (name, owner, tags,
workbook updatedAt) but not the refresh/schedule/governance data that's
visible in the Tableau UI. Requesting new tools (or extended responses) to
expose the following via the Tableau REST API v3.19.

Requested capabilities

  1. Extract last refresh timeextractLastRefreshTime / extractLastUpdateTime
    (from GET /sites/{site}/datasources/{id})
  2. Refresh schedules + suspended stateGET /sites/{site}/tasks/extractRefreshes
  3. Refresh job status / failure countsGET /sites/{site}/jobs?jobType=RefreshExtract
    (to detect failed / suspended-after-N-tries)
  4. Workbook → datasource mappingGET /sites/{site}/workbooks/{id}/connections
    (to flag weakest-link stale extracts, e.g. 4/5 fresh, 1 stale)
  5. PII / sensitivity labels – data quality warnings / labels API

Use case

Build a per-dashboard health report showing last refresh time, schedule,
failed refreshes, stale extracts, and PII flags — currently blocked because
these fields aren't wrapped by the MCP.

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