Database Connection
Connections store authentication information. For general information about sharing database connections, please see Using Database Connections.
Note that different subsets of the Database Connection parameters below are made available in different contexts.
Connection
This parameter specifies a database connection for the reader through a drop-down menu. The Add Database Connection option in the menu allows for a new connection to be created. The new connection can be made visible only to the current user, or can be shared among multiple users.
Connection Parameters
Note: The source and destination dataset must be set to the database name.
Host
This specifies the machine running the PostGIS/PostgreSQL ORDBMS as either an IP address or host name. The database must have proper permissions and be set up to accept TCP/IP connections if connecting from a remote machine.
Port
When connecting remotely, this specifies the TCP/IP port on which to connect to the ORDBMS service. The default port is 5432.
Database
This specifies the name of the PostGIS-enabled PostgreSQL database. The database must exist in the ORDBMS.
Username and Password
Enter the username and password to access the database, user account, or wherever authentication is required.
Table Creation
Spatial Column Type
Select either geography or geometry columns for the table.
Spatial Column Name
Enter a name for the table.
Create
Generic Geometry Columns
This setting applies at generation time, not at translation time. The default setting of "no" indicates that you want to create geometrically constrained geometry columns on the destination tables. For example, a POINT geometry table would be restricted only to points. Now you have the option to create generic or non-constrained geometry column types.
Effectively this means you can insert multiple geometry types into one table. Specifically the geometry column is created to have the generic type GEOMETRY and there are no constraints placed on the geometry types allowed.
Lower Case Attribute Names
If checked, changes the case of attribute names to lowercase.