Add a Teradata connection
To add a connection to Teradata:
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Select Data in the top navigation bar.
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Click the Connections tab in the left navigation bar, and select the Teradata tile. Alternatively, select + Create new in the left navigation bar, select Connection, and select the Teradata tile.
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Create a name for your connection and a description (optional), then select Continue.
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Enter the connection details for your Teradata data source.
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(Optional) If you want to use the Teradata query-banding feature and have set up the user in Teradata as an application proxy user, check Use application proxy user.
Refer to the Teradata connection reference for more information on each of the specific attributes you must enter for your connection.
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(Optional) Provide additional key-value pairs that you need to set up your connection to Teradata or customize additional JDBC parameters supported by Teradata, by doing the following:
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Select the Advanced Config menu to reveal the Key and Value fields.
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Enter your key and value information. Refer to the Teradata JDBC documentation.
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To add more keys and values, select the plus sign (+), and enter them.
Any key-value pairs that you enter must be defined in your Teradata data source. Key-value pairs are case-sensitive. -
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Select Continue.
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Select tables (on the left) and the columns from each table (on the right), and then click Create connection.
A message appears indicating the number of tables and columns that will be added to your connection.
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Select Confirm.
After you add the connection, you can search your Teradata database right away by selecting Search now.
Your new connection appears on the Data > Connections page. You can select the name of your connection to view the tables and columns in your connection.
The connection you just created is a link to the external data source. If there are any joins in the selected tables of the external data source, those are imported into ThoughtSpot.
You can now perform a live query on the selected tables and columns of your connection. Because the selected tables and columns in your connection are linked, it may take a while to initially render the search results. This is because ThoughtSpot does not cache linked data. With linked data, ThoughtSpot queries the external database directly, which is slower than querying data that is stored in ThoughtSpot’s database.
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