SAP HANA DataFlow connection reference
Learn about the fields used to create an SAP HANA Server Enterprise connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for an SAP HANA connection in ThoughtSpot DataFlow. You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection.
Connection properties
- Connection name
-
Name your connection.
Mandatory field.
Example:
SAPHANAConnection
- Connection type
-
Choose the SAP HANA connection type.
Mandatory field.
Example:
SAP HANA
- Host
-
Specify the hostname or the IP address of the SAP HANA system.
Mandatory field.
Example:
www.example.com
- Port
-
Specify the port associated with the SAP HANA system.
Mandatory field.
Example:
1234
- User
-
Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the SAP HANA system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases.
Mandatory field.
Example:
userdi
- Password
-
Specify the password for the user.
Mandatory field.
Example:
pswrd234%!
- Database
-
Collection of information that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed and updated.
Mandatory field.
Example:
SYSTEMDB
- JDBC options
-
Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
Optional field.
Example:
jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]]Other notes:
Advanced configuration
Sync properties
- Column delimiter
-
Specify the delimiter to use as the column delimiter for the extracted data.
Mandatory field.
Example:
1
Valid Values:
Any printable ASCII character or decimal value for ASCII character
Default:
1
- Enclosing character
-
Specify if the text columns in the source data needs to be enclosed in quotes.
Optional field.
Example:
DOUBLE
Valid Values:
SINGLE, DOUBLE
Default:
DOUBLE
Other notes:
This is required if the text data has newline character or delimiter character.
- Escape character
-
Specify the escape character if using a text qualifier in the source data.
Optional field.
Example:
\"
Valid Values:
Any ASCII character
Default: + \"
- Fetch size
-
Specify the number of rows at a time to fetch and process in memory. If you specify zero, the system extracts all rows at once.
Mandatory field.
Example:
1000
Valid Values:
Any numeric value
Default:
1000
- TS load options
-
Specifies the parameters passed with the
tsloadcommand, in addition to the commands already included by the application. The format for these parameters is:--<param_1_name> <optional_param_1_value>--<param_2_name> <optional_param_2_value>Optional field.
Example:
--max_ignored_rows 0
Valid Values:
--user "dbuser" --password "$DIWD" --target_database "ditest" --target_schema "falcon_schema"
Default:
--max_ignored_rows 0
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