This section lists the properties you can set for ODBC or JDBC connections.
Setting Properties for ODBC
Not all the parameters Simba accepts are supported by the ThoughtSpot ODBC clients, and ThoughtSpot has added some properties, which are listed separately here. All configuration properties use the type String (text).
You can set these properties on Windows by using the ODBC Administrator client. For Linux, the properties are located in three files, depending on the property type:
Property Type | Location |
---|---|
DSN | odbc.ini file |
Driver | odbsinst.ini file |
SimbaSetting Reader | simbaclient.ini file |
Setting Properties for JDBC
For JDBC, these properties are passed as key value pairs in the connect string. For more information, see Use the JDBC Driver.
Properties Reference
The following tables summarize the configuration properties.
Property | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
DATABASE |
DSN or Driver | The default database to connect to. |
SCHEMA |
DSN or Driver | The default schema to connect to. |
Description |
DSN | A brief, human-readable description of the DSN. This describes the DSN to users who are deciding which DSN to use. |
Driver |
DSN or Driver | In the driver configuration location, Driver should contain the path to the driver binary. In the DSN configuration location, Driver could contain the path to the driver binary, or it could contain the driver entry in the registry. |
IdleTimeout |
DSN | The time to wait for a response from the server, in seconds. This property is
optional, but SimbaClient will wait indefinitely for SimbaServer to respond to a
request made to the server unless you specify a timeout period. IdleTimeout
specifies how many seconds that SimbaClient will wait before aborting the attempt
and returning to the application with an error. This timeout corresponds to ODBC’s
CONNECTION_TIMEOUT property and is only used when more specific timeouts, such as
QUERY_TIMEOUT or LOGIN_TIMEOUT aren’t applicable.
|
Locale |
DSN |
The connection locale. If this value is set, it overrides the driver-wide
locale. For example, the driver-wide locale could be en-US . If the client would
prefer fr-CA , it can set the connection locale to fr-CA .
Values are composed of a 2-letter language code (in lower case), and an optional 2-letter country code (in upper case). If the country code is specified, it must be separated from the language code by a hyphen (-). |
LoginTimeout |
DSN | The timeout, in seconds, to wait for a response from the server when attempting to log in. A value of 0 means no timeout. The default value is 60. |
QueryTimeout |
DSN | The timeout, in seconds, to wait for a response from the server during Prepare, Execute, and ExecuteDirect. A value of 0 means no timeout. The default value is 60. |
ServerList |
DSN | A comma separated list of all servers (IP address and port number) to connect to. SimbaClient must be able to find SimbaServer on the network. This property enables server discovery. SimbaClient will try to make a network connection to the servers in the order specified until a connection is made. |
LogLevel |
SimbaSetting Reader |
Controls the granularity of the messages and events that are logged.
With this keyword, you can control the amount of log output by
controlling the kinds of events that are logged. Possible values (case sensitive):
|
LogPath |
SimbaSetting Reader |
Specifies the directory where the log files are created. For
example:
If this value is
not set, the log files are written to the current working directory of the
SimbaClient.
|
LogFileSize |
SimbaSetting Reader | The size of each log file, in bytes. The default values is 20971520 bytes. When the maximum size of the file is reached, a new file is created. |
LogFileCount |
SimbaSetting Reader | The number of log files to create. When the maximum number of log files has been created, the oldest file will be deleted and a new one created. The default value is 50. |
username |
UID | Part of a user username/password combination. This combination should correspond to a ThoughtSpot application user with permissions appropriate to your ETL requirements. Typically, this user is a user with data management or administrative privileges on the application. |
password |
Password | Part of a user username/password combination. This combination should correspond to a ThoughtSpot application user with permissions appropriate to your ETL requirements. Typically, this user is a user with data management or administrative privileges on the application. |