View Source

Through the Connections page, you can add new connections or modify the connections that you have already created. From the left nav bar, click the Connections icon.

NOTE: Before you can connect to relational sources, you must whitelist the to access your relational database instances. For more information, see Getting Started with Cloud Dataprep.

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Connections page

Actions

Create: Click Create Connection to create a new connection. See Create Connection Window.

Filter: In separate tabs, you can review connections that you own, that are shared with you, or all connections to which you have access.

Search: Search connections by name.

Review details: Select a connection or click the icon to review details through the right-side panel.

Key Fields

Name: Display name for the connection.

NOTE: If the connection has been shared, you can review whether its credentials have also been shared.

Type: The type of connection.

NOTE: After you create a connection, you cannot modify its type.

For more information, see Connection Types.

Shared: Review the sharing status of the connection:

X Users:
- If this value is 1, the connection is private.
- If this value is greater than 1, the connection has been shared.

Context menu actions

View Details: Open the details of the connection in the side panel. See below.

Edit: If you own the connection, you can review and modify the connection.

If the connection has been shared with you, you can edit it to modify the credentials.

See Create Connection Window.

Share: For connections that you own, you can modify the sharing status of them. See Share Connection Window.

Delete: Delete the connection.

NOTE: This option is only available to the connection owner if the connection is not used for any datasets.

Connection Details Panel

When a connection is selected, you can review its details and make modifications as needed through the panel on the right.

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Connection Details panel

Key Fields

Shared: Number of users sharing the connection. If a link is present, click it to modify sharing of the connection. See Share Connection Window.

Server Information: For server-based connections, you can review the connection properties.

Actions

Edit Connection: If you own the connection, you can review and modify the connection.

If the connection has been shared with you, connection properties are read-only.
See Create Connection Window.

Share:You can share connections that you own or that are shared with you. See Share Connection Window.

Delete: Delete the connection.

Deleting a connection cannot be undone.