Learn about the fields used to create a Splice Machine connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.

Here is a list of the fields for a Splice Machine 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:
SpliceMachineConnection
Connection type
Choose the Splice Machine connection type.
Mandatory field.
Example:
Splice Machine
Host
Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Splice Machine system
Mandatory field.
Example:
www.example.com
Port
Specify the port associated with the Splice Machine system
Mandatory field.
Example:
1234
User
Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the Splice Machine system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases.
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:
splicedb
Hadoop version
Specify the version of Hadoop you are using
Mandatory field.
Example:
HDP_2.6.4
HDFS host
Specify the hostname or the IP address of the HDFS
Optional field.
Example:
www.example.com
Other notes:
Advanced configuration
HDFS port
Specify the port associated to the HDFS
Optional field.
Example:
1235
Other notes:
Advanced configuration
HDFS temp location
Specify the HDFS location for creating temp directory
Optional field.
Example:
/user/splice/tmp
Other notes:
Advanced configuration
JDBC options
Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL.
Optional field.
Example:
jdbc:sqlserver://[serverName[\instanceName][:portNumber]]
Other notes:
Advanced configuration

Sync properties

Data extraction mode
Specify the extraction type.
Mandatory field.
Example:
JDBC
Valid Values:
JDBC, BULK Export
Default:
JDBC
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 at a time to fetch and process in memory. If you specify zero, the system extracts all rows 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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