Connection reference for Generic JDBC
You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection. The following fields are required, except where noted.
- Driver Class
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Provide the fully qualified class name for the driver. Refer to the documentation for the driver if needed.
- Example
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com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
- JDBC Driver JAR
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From the list of JAR files uploaded to the cluster, choose the file for the database you are creating with this connection.
To upload the JAR to the cluster, contact ThoughtSpot Support. - JDBC URL
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Specify the URL in the format accepted by the driver. Refer to the driver documentation for details.
- Example
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jdbc:<database_provider>://<database_host>:<port>/
- SQL Dialect
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Choose the SQL dialect compatible with your database.
- Advanced configuration
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Use this option to specify any additional connection properties such as key-value pairs.
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