Snowflake is a fully managed SaaS that provides a single platform for data warehousing, data lakes, data engineering, data science, data application development, and secure sharing and consumption of real-time/shared data.
Snowflake enables data storage, processing, and analytic solutions.
The Snowflake source supports batch syncs.
You can find the parameters in the Info tab below (Image 1).
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
The following table outlines the mandatory and optional parameters you will find on the Source tab (Image 2).
The following parameters will help to define your data sync source and how it functions.
The Schema section is where you define which source columns you want to sync in your connection. You can repeat the values for multiple columns.
Select Show Advanced for more options for the Schema section.
You can choose to add in a Transformation > String Replacement by inputting the following:
Note that you can have more than one String Replacement
You have the option to add a source filter to your data sync. Please review the documentation here for more information on source filters.
Configure your Destination
Define your Sync Actions.
Add in your Post Sync Scripts, if required.
Click Jobs > Start a Job to begin your sync.
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
Source
Mandatory. Select your source from the drop down menu.
Snowflake
Connection String
Mandatory. The encrypted connection string used to connect to your Snowflake instance. You can review Snowflake's Connection String guide and parameter descriptions here.
Unencrypted example: account=wr38353.ca-central-1.aws;user=myuser;password=mypassword;db=CINCHY;schema=PUBLIC
Object
Mandatory. Select either Table or Query.
Table or Query.
Table
Appears if Object = Table. The name of the Table in Snowflake that you wish to sync.
Query
Appears if Object = Query. A SELECT statement query that will be used to fetch your data.
Test Connection
You can use the "Test Connection" button to ensure that your credentials are properly configured to access your source.
If configured correctly, a "Connection Successful" pop-up will appear.
If configured incorrectly, a "Connection Failed" pop-up will appear along with a link to the applicable error logs to help you troubleshoot.
Name
Mandatory. The name of your column as it appears in the source.
Name
Alias
Optional. You may choose to use an alias on your column so that it has a different name in the data sync.
Data Type
Mandatory. The data type of the column values.
Text
Description
Optional. You may choose to add a description to your column.
Mandatory
If both Mandatory and Validated are checked on a column, then rows where the column is empty are rejected
If just Mandatory is checked on a column, then all rows are synced with the execution log status of failed, and the source error of "Mandatory Rule Violation"
If just Validated is checked on a column, then all rows are synced.
Validate Data
If both Mandatory and Validated are checked on a column, then rows where the column is empty are rejected
If just Validated is checked on a column, then all rows are synced.
Trim Whitespace
Optional if data type = text. For Text data types, you can choose whether to trim the whitespace._
Max Length
Optional if data type = text. You can input a numerical value in this field that represents the maximum length of the data that can be synced in your column. If the value is exceeded, the row will be rejected (you can find this error in the Execution Log).
Pattern
Mandatory if using a Transformation. The pattern for your string replacement.
Replacement
What you want to replace your pattern with.
Title
Mandatory. Input a name for your data sync
Snowflake Sync
Variables
Optional. Review our documentation on Variables here for more information about this field.
Permissions
Data syncs are role based access systems where you can give specific groups read, write, execute, and/or all of the above with admin access. Inputting at least an Admin Group is mandatory.
connectionString
The connections string for your source
"87E4lvPf83gLK8eKapH6Y0YqIFSNbFlq62uN9487"
Object
The type of source object
"Table"
Table
The name of your source object (in this case a table)
"Employees"
Column Name
The name(s) of your source column(s)
"name"
dataType
The data type of your source column
"Text"
isMandatory
Whether the column is mandatory or not
"false"
validateData
Whether the column data needs to be validated or not
"false"
