Splunk connection reference
Learn about the fields used to create a splunk connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for a Splunk connection in ThoughtSpot DataFlow. You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection.
Connection properties
- Connection name
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Name your connection. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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SplunkConnection
- Connection type
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Choose the Splunk connection type. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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Splunk
- Server name
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Splunk system Mandatory field.
- Example:
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www.example.com
- Port
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Specify the port associated to the Splunk system Mandatory field.
- Example:
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1234
- User
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Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the Splunk system.This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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userdi
- Password
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Specify the password for the User Mandatory field.
- Example:
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pswrd234%!
- JDBC options
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Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL. Optional field.
- Example:
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jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]] - Other notes:
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Advanced configuration
Sync properties
- Column delimiter
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Specify the column delimiter character. Mandatory field.
- Example:
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1
- Valid Values:
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Any printable ASCII character or decimal value for ASCII character
- Default:
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The delimiter specified in sync
- Escape character
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Specify this if the text qualifier is mentioned. This should be the character which escapes the text qualifier character in the source data. Optional field.
- Example:
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"
- Valid Values:
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Any ASCII character
- Default:
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"
- Enclosing character
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Specify if the text columns in the source data needs to be enclosed in quotes. Optional field.
- Example:
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DOUBLE
- Valid Values:
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SINGLE, DOUBLE
- Default:
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DOUBLE
- Other notes:
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This is required if the text data has newline character or delimiter character.
- Max ignored rows
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Abort the transaction after encountering 'n' ignored rows. Optional field.
- Example:
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0 - Valid Values:
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Any numeric value
- Default:
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0
- TS load options
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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:
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--max_ignored_rows 0
- Valid Values:
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--null_value "" --escape_character "" --max_ignored_rows 0
- Default:
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--max_ignored_rows 0
- Reference:
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