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Using Special Characters in Tableau URL Parameters When we try to use special characters in URL parameters, the URL parameter might not do anything, or an error might occur. The issue can be resolve by:  Use one of the following workarounds: Replace the special character with the URL encoding sequence for backslash (\) (%5c) followed by the URL encoding sequence for the special character. The backslash is needed to escape the special character. For example, the URL encoding sequence for backslash and comma (\,) is %5c%2c.  In the data source, separate comma-delimited field values into separate columns that can be filtered independently. In Tableau Desktop, use a calculated field to replace the special characters, such as commas or spaces, with hyphens (-). Cause The browser cannot parse the special characters used in the URL. Additional Information The error varies depending on the browser and special character being used. Networ...

How View URLs Are Structured The parameter names and values are case-sensitive. The operators and date & time function names are case-insensitive. Characters like comma (,) and ampersand (&) in value should be prefixed and suffixed with tilde (~) symbol to differentiate itself from syntax elements.For example, CompanyName=Syncfusion Inc~,~ Invalid parameter name will get ignored from filter consideration. Invalid parameter value will result in “No data available to display” in widgets.   S tructure of the base URL In Tableau Server or Tableau Online, the basic URL pattern for a Tableau view is: http://<servername>/#/views/<workbook>/<sheet> In a multi-site environment, for views saved to sites other than Default, the site ID is also included in the URL: http://<servername>/#/site/<sitename>/views/<workbook>/<sheet> Adding parameters to the base URL To create a filtering URL, you append a  query string ...