Add a File database connection
You can add a connection to flat files, both local and remote, 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 upper right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type.
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After you select the Files 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 Files connection type.
- File location
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Specify the base location of the file on the server.
- Files on remote location
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Specify if the files on remote server.
- Protocol
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Select the required remote server connection.
Mandatory field. For remote location files only.
- Authentication type
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Specify the authentication type for SFTP Protocol.
Mandatory field. For SFTP protocol only
- Host
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Specify the Hostname or the IP address of the remote server.
Mandatory field. For remote location files only.
- Port
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Specify the Port to connect the remote server.
Mandatory field. For remote location files only.
- User
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Specify the user to connect to remote server. This user must have data access privileges. For remote location files only.
- Password
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Specify the password. For remote location files only, when using password authentication.
- Key file
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Specify the key file and its fully qualified path. For remote location files only, when using key authentication.
- Passphrase for key file
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Specify the passphrase for the key file. For remote location files only, when using key authentication.
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Click Create connection.
