Impala connection reference

Learn about the fields used to create an Impala connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.

Here is a list of the fields for an Impala connection in ThoughtSpot DataFlow. You need specific information to establish a seamless and secure connection.

Connection properties

Connection name

Name your connection.

Mandatory field.

Example

ImpalaConnection

Connection type

Choose the Impala connection type.

Mandatory field.

Example

Impala

Host

Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Impala system

Mandatory field.

Example

www.example.com

Port

Specify the port associated to the Impala system

Mandatory field.

Example

1234

Authentication

Select the type of Authentication being enabled

Mandatory field.

Example

Kerberos

Valid values

No authentication, Kerberos, LDAP

Default

Kerberos

Kerberos realm

Realm of the Impala host.

Mandatory field.

Example

example.com

KDC host

Hostname or IP address of the KDC server.

Mandatory field.

Example

node1.example.com

Kerberos service name

Kerberos service principal name of the Impala server

Mandatory field.

Example

impala

User key tab

Specify the path to the keytab file containing the user principal’s credentials.

Mandatory field.

User principal

Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the Impala system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases. For Kerberos it is usually of the form <user>/<service_host>@<kerberos_realm>.

Mandatory field.

Password

Specify the password for the User. Appears when the Authentication type is "LDAP".

Mandatory field.

Example

pswrd234%!

JDBC options

Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.

Optional field.

Example:
jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[instanceName][:portNumber]]
Notes:

Advanced configuration

Sync properties

Data extraction mode

Specify the extraction type.

Optional field.

Example

JDBC

Valid values

JDBC

Default

JDBC

Enclosing character

Specify if the text columns in the source data needs to be enclosed in quotes.

Optional field.

Example

DOUBLE

Valid values

SINGLE, DOUBLE

Default

DOUBLE

Escape character

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

\""

Valid values

\\, Any ASCII character

Default

\""

Max ignored rows

Abort the transaction after encountering 'n' ignored rows

Optional field.

Example

0

Valid values

Any numeric value

Default

0

Column delimiter

Specify the column delimiter character.

Mandatory field.

Example

, (comma)

Valid values

Any character, (comma, semicolon) or a number. If using a number, system uses its ASCII value as delimiter.

Default

, (comma)

TS load options

Specifies the parameters passed with the tsload command, in addition to the commands already included by the application.

The format for these parameters is:

--<param_1_name><optonal_param_1_value>
--<param_2_name><optonal_param_21_value>

Optional field.

Example
--max_ignored_rows 0
Valid values
--null_value """"
--escape_character """"
--max_ignored_rows 0
Default

--max_ignored_rows 0


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