Connection configuration

Lists the properties you can set for ODBC or JDBC connections

This section lists the properties you can set for ODBC or JDBC connections.

Setting Properties for ODBC

Not all the parameters Simba accepts are supported by the ThoughtSpot ODBC clients, and ThoughtSpot has added some properties, which are listed separately here. All configuration properties use the type String (text).

You can set these properties on Windows by using the ODBC Administrator client. For Linux, the properties are located in three files, depending on the property type:

Property Type Location

DSN

odbc.ini file

Driver

odbsinst.ini file

SimbaSetting Reader

simbaclient.ini file

Setting Properties for JDBC

For JDBC, these properties are passed as key value pairs in the connect string. For more information, see Use the JDBC Driver.

Properties Reference

The following tables summarize the configuration properties.

Property Type Description
DATABASE DSN or Driver The default database to connect to.
SCHEMA DSN or Driver The default schema to connect to.
Description DSN A brief, human-readable description of the DSN. This describes the DSN to users who are deciding which DSN to use.
Driver DSN or Driver In the driver configuration location, Driver should contain the path to the driver binary. In the DSN configuration location, Driver could contain the path to the driver binary, or it could contain the driver entry in the registry.
IdleTimeout DSN The time to wait for a response from the server, in seconds. This property is optional, but SimbaClient will wait indefinitely for SimbaServer to respond to a request made to the server unless you specify a timeout period. IdleTimeout specifies how many seconds that SimbaClient will wait before aborting the attempt and returning to the application with an error. This timeout corresponds to ODBC’s CONNECTION_TIMEOUT property and is only used when more specific timeouts, such as QUERY_TIMEOUT or LOGIN_TIMEOUT aren’t applicable.
Locale DSN The connection locale. If this value is set, it overrides the driver-wide locale. For example, the driver-wide locale could be en-US. If the client would prefer fr-CA, it can set the connection locale to fr-CA.

Values are composed of a 2-letter language code (in lower case), and an optional 2-letter country code (in upper case). If the country code is specified, it must be separated from the language code by a hyphen (-).

LoginTimeout DSN The timeout, in seconds, to wait for a response from the server when attempting to log in. A value of 0 means no timeout. The default value is 60.
QueryTimeout DSN The timeout, in seconds, to wait for a response from the server during Prepare, Execute, and ExecuteDirect. A value of 0 means no timeout. The default value is 60.
ServerList DSN A comma separated list of all servers (IP address and port number) to connect to. SimbaClient must be able to find SimbaServer on the network. This property enables server discovery. SimbaClient will try to make a network connection to the servers in the order specified until a connection is made.
LogLevel SimbaSetting Reader Controls the granularity of the messages and events that are logged.
With this keyword, you can control the amount of log output by controlling the kinds of events that are logged. Possible values (case sensitive):
  • 0 or LOG_OFF: no logging occurs
  • 1 or LOG_FATAL: only log fatal errors
  • 2 or LOG_ERROR: log all errors
  • 3 or LOG_WARNING: log all errors and warnings
  • 4 or LOG_INFO: log all errors, warnings, and informational messages
  • 5 or LOG_DEBUG: log method entry and exit points and parameter values for debugging
  • 6 or LOG_TRACE: log all method entry points
LogPath SimbaSetting Reader Specifies the directory where the log files are created. For example: 
LogPath=C:\Simba Technologies\Temp
If this value is not set, the log files are written to the current working directory of the SimbaClient.
LogFileSize SimbaSetting Reader The size of each log file, in bytes. The default values is 20971520 bytes. When the maximum size of the file is reached, a new file is created.
LogFileCount SimbaSetting Reader The number of log files to create. When the maximum number of log files has been created, the oldest file will be deleted and a new one created. The default value is 50.
username UID Part of a user username/password combination. This combination should correspond to a ThoughtSpot application user with permissions appropriate to your ETL requirements. Typically, this user is a user with data management or administrative privileges on the application.
password Password Part of a user username/password combination. This combination should correspond to a ThoughtSpot application user with permissions appropriate to your ETL requirements. Typically, this user is a user with data management or administrative privileges on the application.

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