The problem is that it appears to be an editable bookmark. SEQ Name to Tableau Link — Field name, The number of letters/numbers you enter the “Link” text field of your SEQ. It can be used as a reference within the Tableau workspace and also as a name when you cross-reference to another SEQ in Tableau; SEQ Identifier to Tableau Link — Field identifier, The number/letters/numbers you entered the “Link” text field of your SEQ. It could also be used as a reference within the Tableau workspace, or cross-reference to another SEQ in Tableau. Example: The SEQ Identifier you used when you created your Tableau URL could be the Identifier from your bookmark above: . Tableau Browser 1 Use the [New Browser] and click Edit. 2 Enter the URL of tableau.excel.com in the address bar of the browser. 3 Click Close at the bottom of the browser window. Sep 3, 2011 3 Click the “Settings ‣ Tools” link on the top of the window. The tab that appears will have two tabs, one for your browser and one for your spreadsheet. If tableau.excel.com is not active, go to Tools — > Browsing: Tableau Browser. Select the tab that says “URL to Tableau” and click on “Open link.” 4 Use the “Link to Tableau” button to link your tableau.excel.com session to your session in spreadsheets. The links will disappear when you close your current session in spreadsheets. Binding 1 If all the required fields are set up properly for your file, check “Open in Tableau” in the top menu bar at the bottom. If the file is opened as an Excel document, the “Open” button will be grayed-out. 2 Right-click the documents in Tableau, and select “Binding” 3 Click “Configure…” 4 On the “Configuration screen,” click “Bind.” 5 A box will appear that looks like this in the screenshot below: 6 Next to the “Bind Type” button, add “Data Table.