Follow the instructions below to connect Yellowfin to an Exasol database.
Yellowfin does not ship with the driver required for this connection due to licensing/paywall reasons. You will need to manually upload the driver through the Plugin Manager or Creating a Basic Data Source Connection. |
1. Click on the Create button and choose the data source option.
2. Select Exasol from the databases list.
3. When the New Connection popup appears, provide a name and description for your database.
4. Connection String: when selecting Connection String you have the same functionality as in Generic JDBC Data Source.
5. Exasol configuration fields.
6. Authentication Adapter: Specify an authentication method for the database adapter. More details Advanced Connection Editor.
7. Include Schema in SQL: Select this checkbox to add the schema name when addressing database tables in SQL queries.
8. Database Host: Enter the name or IP address of the server hosting the Exasol database.
9. Database Port: Yellowfin will display the correct TCP/IP port number for this connection.
10. Default Schema: Specify the default schema that should be opened after login. The login process will fail if the schema cannot be opened.
11. JDBC Driver: The JDBC driver talks to your Exasol database.
12. Username: Enter the username of your database account.
13. Password: Provide the password of the above account.
14. Toggle Advanced Settings to see more settings.
15. Once you have completed your connection information, you will have several options: