Learn about the fields used to create a SAS connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for a SAS 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:
SASConnection - Connection type
- Choose the SAS connection type.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
SAS - Host
- Specify the hostname or the IP address of the system.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
www.example.com - Port
- Specify the port associated with the system.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
1234 - User
- Specify the user who connects to the system. This user must have data access privileges.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
userid - Password
- Specify the password for the User.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
pswrd234%! - Server type
- Specify the type of server to connect.
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
SASIOM - Valid Values:
SHARENET, SASIOM - Default:
SASIOM - Other notes:
If SASIOM is selected then by default the Version value is 9.2 and if SHARENET is selected then by default the Version value is 9.4 - Ref name
- Specify the reference name given to recognize the server
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
Test - Path
- Specify the path which is generated by server
- Mandatory field.
- Example:
default - Version
- Specify the SAS version being connected to
- Optional field.
- Example:
9.2 - Valid Values:
9.2, 9.4, 9.44, or 9.45 - 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 needs to 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 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:
\" - TS load options
- Specifies the parameters passed with the
tsloadcommand, 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:
--null_value ""--escape_character ""--max_ignored_rows 0 - Default:
--max_ignored_rows 0