Teradata: Add Database Connection

To define a new connection from the Connection parameter in a Teradata format:

Select Add Database Connection. See database-specific parameters below, as well as the section Adding a Database Connection in a Workspace in Using Database Connections The new connection can be made visible only to the current user, or can be shared among multiple users.

Note To select an existing, previously defined connection, see the section Reusing a Database Connection in Using Database Connections

Database Connection

Teradata

Name

Enter a name for the new connection.

Connection Parameters

Host

This specifies the hostname or IP address of the machine hosting the DBMS.

Port

When connecting remotely, this parameter specifies the Teradata Server port on which to connect to the DBMS service. The default port is 1025.

Database

Specifies the name of the Teradata Database. The database name must exist in the DBMS.

Username and Password

Enter the username and password to access the service.

Encrypt Connection

If enabled, this uses HTTPS/TLS connections, verifies that the server certificate is valid and trusted, and verifies that the server certificate matches the database hostname.

If not enabled, this uses non-TLS connections unless the database requires HTTPS/TLS connections.

Advanced – Specify JDBC Connection

When enabled, this parameter will allow the JDBC connection string and properties to be specified directly, in order to connect to the database.

Option	Description
Connection String	The connection string for the database to which you are connecting.
Password	An optional parameter if the connection requires a password.
Mask Connection Details	When this option is checked (set to Yes) – Connection strings and properties for database connections are masked in translation and error logs. Connection details may contain sensitive information, such as passwords. A masked connection string appears as: jdbc:<subprotocol>:********** While masked connection properties appear as: {<property_name1>=********, <property_name2>=**********, ...} Connection strings for connections whose parameters are embedded in the workspace are not masked, regardless of this setting. When this option is left unchecked (set to No) – Connection strings and properties are logged in plain text.
Connection Property and Value	JDBC connections can be configured with driver-specific arbitrary name/value pairs. The name/value pairs can often be specified in either the Connection String or a Properties object (sometimes only in one way or the other). Name/value pairs entered here will be set in the order specified, then passed on in a Properties object. They do not require manual encoding of characters that are not safe in Connection Strings.