You can add a connection to a Snowflake database using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
To add a new connection to Snowflake, follow these steps:
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Click Connections in the top navigation bar.
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In the Connections interface, click Add connection in the top right corner.
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type.
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After you select the Snowflake Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear.
- Connection name
Name your connection. - Connection type
Choose the Snowflake connection type. - User
Specify the user to connect to Snowflake. This user must have data access privileges to the databases. - Password
Specify the password. - Account
Specify the account to connect to the Snowflake database. - Warehouse
Choose the warehouse of databases. - Role
Specify the role that defines the set of privelleges assigned to a user or a user group. - Keep connection alive
Specify if system must force the user to log in again after a period of inactivity.
• WhenTRUE
, Snowflake keeps the session active indefinitely, even if there is no user activity.
• When set toFALSE
user must log in after four hours of inactivity. Under Advanced Options. - JDBC options
Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples.
- Connection name
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Click Create connection.