Add a Splunk connection
You can add a connection to a Splunk file system using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
To add a new connection to Splunk, follow these steps:
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Select Connections in the top navigation bar. 
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In the Connections interface, select Add connection in the upper-right corner. 
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In the Create Connection interface, select the Connection type. 
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After you select the Splunk Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear. - Connection name
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Name your connection. 
- Connection type
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Choose the Splunk connection type. 
- Server name
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Splunk system. 
- Port
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Specify the port associated to the Splunk system. 
- User
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Specify the user id that will be used to connect to the Splunk system. This user should have necessary privileges to access the data in the databases. 
- Password
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Specify the password for the User. 
- JDBC options
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Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL. See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples. 
 
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Select Create connection. 
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