SAP SQL Anywhere connection reference
Learn about the fields used to create an SAP SQL Anywhere Server Enterprise connection with ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
Here is a list of the fields for an SAP SQL Anywhere 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:
- 
SAPSQLAnywhereConnection 
 
- Connection type
- 
Choose the SAP SQL Anywhere connection type. Mandatory field. - Example:
- 
SAP SQL Anywhere 
 
- Host
- 
Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Sybase system. Mandatory field. - Example:
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www.example.com 
 
- Port
- 
Specify the port associated to the Sybase system. Mandatory field. - Example:
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1234 
 
- User
- 
Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the Sybase 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:
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pswrd234%! 
 
- 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 
 
- 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:
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1000 
- Valid Values:
- 
Any numeric value 
- Default:
- 
1000 
 
- Enclosing character
- 
Specify if the text columns in the source data needs to be enclosed in quotes. Optional field. - Example:
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DOUBLE 
- Valid Values:
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SINGLE, DOUBLE 
- Default:
- 
DOUBLE 
 
- Escape character
- 
Specify the escape character if using a text qualifier in the source data. Optional field. - Example:
- 
\" 
- Valid Values:
- 
Any ASCII character 
- Default:
- 
\" 
 
- tsload 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> = <param_1_value>- Example:
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date_time_format = %Y-%m-%d date_format = %Y-%m-%d;time_format = %H:%M:%S
- Valid Values:
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null_value = NULL max_ignored_rows = 0
- Default:
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max_ignored_rows = 0
 
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