Learn about the fields used to create a Salesforce connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for a Salesforce 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:
SalesforceConnection - Connection type
- Choose the Salesforce connection type.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
Salesforce - User
- Specify the user id. This user must have data access privileges.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
userdi - Password
- Specify the password.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
pswrd234%! - Use sandbox
- Specify if connecting to copy of a production environment.
- Optional field.
- Example:
Unchecked - Other notes:
Advanced configuration
Sync properties
- 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 the text columns in the source data must be enclosed in quotes.
- Optional field.
- Example:
DOUBLE - Valid Values:
SINGLE, DOUBLE - Default:
DOUBLE - Other notes:
This is required if the text data has 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:
\" - 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.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
1000 - Valid Values:
Any numeric value - Default:
1000 - 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> <optional_param_1_value>
--<param_2_name> <optional_param_2_value>
- Optional field.
- Example:
--max_ignored_rows 0 - Valid Values:
--user "dbuser" --password "$DIWD" --target_database "ditest" --target_schema "falcon_schema" - Default:
--max_ignored_rows 0