Data Connection to HP Vertica

Version

Application Scenario

This document introduces how to connect to the HP Vertica data source.

Version and Driver

Download the driver package and upload it to FineBI. For details, see section "Uploading the Database Driver" in Driver Management.

Connection Information Collection

Before connecting to the database, you need to collect the following information:

• IP address and port number of the database server

• Database name

• Username and password of the database

• Schema of the database to be connected

1. Log in to FineBI as the admin, choose System Management > Data Connection > Data Connection Management, and choose Create > Data Connection, as shown in the following figure.

Note:

If you are not the admin, you can configure data connections only after the admin assigns you the permission on Data Connection Management. For details, see Data Connection Permission Overview.

2. Find the HP Vertica icon, as shown in the following figure.

3. Select Custom from the Driver drop-down list, select the driver uploaded in section "Version/Driver", and enter the connection information collected in section "Connection Information Collection."

Schema is available after the database is connected. Click Click to Connect Database, and then set Schema, as shown in the following figure.

4. Click Test Connection. If the connection is successful, click Save, as shown in the following figure.

You can add database tables to FineBI by the following two methods.

• Adding Database Tables

• Adding SQL Datasets