Add a Google BigQuery database connection
You can add a connection to a Google BigQuery database using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Follow these steps:
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Click Connections in the top navigation bar.
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In the Connections interface, click Add connection in the top right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type.
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After you select the Google BigQuery Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
Depending on your choice of authentication mechanism, you may use different properties.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
- Connection name
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Name your connection.
- Connection type
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Choose the Google BigQuery connection type.
- Project id
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The identification number given to particular project, always unique.
- Authentication type
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It can be either Service Account or Access Tokens.
- Service account key/access Token
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Provide the Service Account key when authentication type is selected as Service account, and token when access token is selected as authentication type.
- Query priority
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Specify the time duration to run the query and it can be either Interactive or Batch.
- Cloud storage location
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Provide the GCS bucket and object location details.
- Staging database
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Specify the name of the staging database.
- Staging database project ID
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Specify the unique identification number given to staging database.
- Use proxy
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If required, to use a proxy, select the check box Use Proxy and provide the details.
- Host
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the BigQuery system. For proxy authentication only.
- Port
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Specify the port associated to the BigQuery system. For proxy authentication only.
- Protocol
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It can be either http or https. For proxy authentication only.
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Click Create connection.
