Connection configuration

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:

DSN
Location

odbc.ini file

Driver
Location

odbsinst.ini file

SimbaSetting Reader
Location

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.

DATABASE

The default database for connecting.

Type

DSN or Driver

SCHEMA

The default schema to connect to.

Type

DSN or Driver

Description

A brief, human-readable description of the DSN. This describes the DSN to users who are deciding which DSN to use.

Type

DSN

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.

Type

DSN or Driver

IdleTimeout

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.

Type

DSN

Locale

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 (-).

Type

DSN

LoginTimeout

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.

Type

DSN

QueryTimeout

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.

Type

DSN

ServerList

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.

Type

DSN

LogLevel

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.

Type

SimbaSetting Reader

Possible values

(case sensitive)

0 or LOG_OFF

no logging
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, exit points, and parameter values for debugging
6 or LOG_TRACE

log all method entry points
LogPath

Specifies the directory where to create the log files. 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.

Type

SimbaSetting Reader

LogFileSize

The size of each log file, in bytes. When the maximum size of the file is reached, the system creates a new file.

Type

SimbaSetting Reader

Default value

20971520 bytes

LogFileCount

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.

Type

SimbaSetting Reader

Default value

50

username

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.

Type

UID

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 has data management or administrative privileges on the application.

Type

Password

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