Snowflake connection reference for DataFlow

Learn about the fields used to create a Snowflake connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.

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

Connection properties

Connection Properties

Name your connection. Mandatory field.

Example:

SnowflakeConnection

Connection type

Choose the Snowflake connection type. Mandatory field.

Example:

Snowflake

User

Specify the user to connect to Snowflake. This user must have data access privileges to the databases. Mandatory field.

Example:

user1

Password

Specify the password for the User.

Mandatory field.

Example:

pswrd234%!

Account

Specify the account to connect to the Snowflake database. Mandatory field.

Example:

example_account

Role

Specify the role that defines the set of privileges assigned to a user or a user group. Mandatory field.

Example:

Developer

Valid Values:

Developer, Operator, Business Analyst, Public, Scheduler Read, Scheduler Write, Scheduler Execute

Default:

Public

JDBC options

Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.

Optional field.

Example:
jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]]
Other notes:

Advanced configuration.

Warehouse

Choose the warehouse of databases. Mandatory field.

Example:

demo_wh

Keep connection alive

Specify if system must force the user to sign in again after a period of inactivity.
• When TRUE, Snowflake keeps the session active indefinitely, even if there is no user activity.
• When set to FALSE user must sign in after four hours of inactivity. Optional field.

Example:

TRUE

Valid Values:

TRUE, FALSE

Default:

TRUE

Other notes:

Advanced configuration.

Sync properties

Data extraction mode

Specify the extraction type. Optional field.

Example:

JDBC

Valid Values:

JDBC, Bulk export

Default:

Bulk export

Column delimiter

Specify the column delimiter character. Mandatory field.

Example:

1

Valid Values:

Any printable ASCII character or decimal value for ASCII character

Default:

1

Enclosing character

Specify if text column in the data source needs to be enclosed in quotes. Optional field.

Example:

DOUBLE

Valid Values:

SINGLE, DOUBLE

Default:

DOUBLE

Other notes:

Required when text data contains a newline character or delimiter character.

Escape character

Specify the escape character if using a text qualifier in the source data. Optional field.

Example:

\"

Valid Values:

Any ASCII character

Default:

\"

Escape unclosed field

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:

NONE

Valid Values:

NONE

Default:

NONE

Field optionally enclosed by

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

Example:

DOUBLE

Valid Values:

None, Double

Default:

DOUBLE

Null If

Specify the string literal that indicates NULL value in the extracted data. During data loading, column values that match this string loaded as NULL in the target. Optional field.

Example:

NULL

Valid Values:

NULL

Default:

NULL

Stage location

Specify a temporary staging server Snowflake has to use while DataFlow extracts data. Mandatory field.

Example:

/tmp

Valid Values:

/tmp

Default:

/tmp

Max file size

Specify the maximum size of each file in the stage location, in bytes. Mandatory field.

Example:

16000000

Valid Values:

Any numeric value

Default:

16000000

Parallel threads

Specify the number of parallel threads to unload data. Mandatory field.

Example:

4

Valid Values:

Any numeric value

Default:

4

Fetch size

Specify the number of rows fetched into memory at the same time. If the value is 0, system fetches all rows at the same time. Optional field.

Example:

1000

Valid Values:

Any numeric value

Default:

1000

Max ignored rows

Abort the transaction after encountering 'n' ignored rows. Optional field.

Example:

0

Valid Values:

Any numeric value

Default:

0

tsload 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> = <param_1_value>
Example:
date_time_format = %Y-%m-%d
date_format = %Y-%m-%d;time_format = %H:%M:%S
Valid Values:
null_value = NULL
max_ignored_rows = 0
Default:
max_ignored_rows = 0

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