Add a Splice Machine database connection
You can add a connection to a Splice Machine database using ThoughtSpot DataFlow.
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 Splice Machine Connection type, the rest of the connection properties appear. See Connection properties for details, defaults, and examples. - Connection name
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Name your connection. 
- Connection type
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Choose the Splice Machine connection type. 
- Host
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the Splice Machine system. 
- Port
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Specify the port associated with the Splice Machine system. 
- User
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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. 
- Password
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Specify the password for the User. 
- Database
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Collection of information that is organized so that it can be easily accessed, managed and updated. 
- Hadoop version
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Specify the version of Hadoop you are using. 
- HDFS host
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Specify the hostname or the IP address of the HDFS. 
- HDFS port
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Specify the port associated to the HDFS. 
- HDFS temp location
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Specify the HDFS location for creating temp directory. 
- JDBC options
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Specify the options associated with the JDBC URL. 
 
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Select Create connection.