Greenplum connection
To access your data in Greenplum, create a connection asset for it.
Greenplum is a massively parallel processing (MPP) database server that supports next generation data warehousing and large-scale analytics processing.
Supported versions
Greenplum 3.2+
Create a connection to Greenplum
To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:
- Username and password
- SSL certificate (if required by the database server)
For Credentials and Certificates, you can use secrets if a vault is configured for the platform and the service supports vaults. For information, see Using secrets from vaults in connections.
Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform
In a project Click Add to project > Connection. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog
Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space
Click Add to space > Connection. See Adding connections to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog
Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.
Next step: Add data assets from the connection
Where you can use this connection
You can use Greenplum connections in the following workspaces and tools:
Analytics projects
- DataStage (DataStage service)
- SPSS Modeler (SPSS Modeler service)
Catalogs
- Platform assets catalog
- Other catalogs (Watson Knowledge Catalog)
Data Virtualization service You can connect to this data source from Data Virtualization.
Greenplum setup
Restriction
For SPSS Modeler, you can use this connection only to import data. You cannot export data to this connection or to a Greenplum connected data asset.
Running SQL statements
To ensure that your SQL statements run correctly, refer to the Greenplum documentation for the correct syntax.
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Parent topic: Supported connections