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

Here is a list of the fields for an Amazon Redshift 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:
AmazonRedshiftConnection
Connection type
Choose the Amazon Redshsift connection type.
Mandatory field.
Example:
Amazon Redshift
Host
Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Redshift system
Mandatory field.
Example:
example.com
Port
Specify the port associated to the Redshift system
Mandatory field.
Example:
1234
Default:
5439
User
Specify the user to connect to Amazon Redshift. This user must have data access privileges.
Mandatory field.
Example:
userdi
Password
Specify the password for the User.
Mandatory field.
Example:
pswrd234%!
Database
Collection of information that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed and updated.
Mandatory field.
Example:
database
JDBC options
Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
Optional field.
Example:
jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]]
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 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 to be fetched at a time and processed in memory. If the value specified is zero then, all rows are extracted at once.
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
Reference:
tsload flag reference

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