Connecting to Snowflake database
Connection requirements
To connect to Snowflake, you need to install the ODBC connector:
https://docs.snowflake.net/manuals/user-guide/odbc-download.html
Connecting to Snowflake
To connect to Snowflake, create new documentation by clicking Add documentation and choosing Database connection.
On the connection screen, choose Snowflake as DBMS.
Provide database connection details:
- Host - provide a host name or address where the database is located. E.g., server17, server17.ourdomain.com, or 192.168.0.37.
- Port - change the default port of the Amazon Redshift instance if required.
- User and Password - provide your username and password.
- Database - type in the schema name.
Here is a comparison with connection details in DBeaver.
Connecting using SSO
Read Setup SSO to learn how to configure Okta for use with Snowflake.
Read Configuring Snowflake to learn how to configure Snowflake to use federated authentication.
Connecting using JWT (Private Key) - Key Pair Authentication
Read Key Pair Authentication article. In Dataedo, provide the generated private key file.
Saving password
You can save the password for later connections by checking the Save password option. Passwords are saved in the repository database.
Importing schema
When the connection is successful, Dataedo will read objects and show a list of objects found. You can choose which objects to import. You can also use the advanced filter to narrow down the list of objects.
Confirm the list of objects to import by clicking Next.
The next screen will allow you to change the default name of the documentation under which your schema will be visible in the Dataedo repository.
Click Import to start the import.
When done, close the import window with the Finish button.
Your database schema has been imported into new documentation in the repository.
