Create Snowflake connection

September 4, 2026

After configuring Snowflake permissions for Data Access, create a Snowflake connection from an Edge or Collibra Cloud site to the Snowflake data source. This connection acts as a bridge between Data Access and your underlying data source.

Prerequisites

You have configured the data source permissions for Data Access.

You have a global role with the Edge > Manage connections and capabilities global permission, for example, Edge integration engineer.

You have an Edge site or a Collibra Cloud site whose status is Healthy and version is 2026.03.21-18 or newer.

Steps

1. Open the Edge or Collibra Cloud site:
   1. On the main toolbar, click > Settings.
      The Settings page opens.
   2. In the Edge section, click Sites.
      
   3. Click the name of the site.
2. Click Create Connection.
3. In the Create Connection dialog box, select Snowflake.
   
4. Enter the required information, and then click Create.

   Field	Description
   Name	A unique name for the Snowflake connection.
   Description	A brief explanation of the connection's purpose.
   Account	The Snowflake account identifier in the format org-account. This field also accepts legacy formats such as xy123.eu-west-1.
   Authentication Type	The type of authentication that is used to connect to Snowflake.
   Username	The username to authenticate against the Snowflake account.
   Private Key File	The file path containing the private key that is used for key-pair authentication with Snowflake. Use either this field or the Password field for authentication. Note The private key file must be in PKCS#8 format and encrypted by using the PBES2 algorithm.
   Private Key Passphrase	The passphrase that is used to decrypt the private key, required only if the specified private key file is encrypted.
   Password	The password for the Snowflake user. Use either this field or the Private Key File field for authentication.
   Programmatic Access Token (PAT)	The PAT that is generated for the authentication.
   Role	The Snowflake sync role to assume when running data extraction and synchronization queries. If you do not specify a value, the ACCOUNTADMIN role is used by default. Note Do not enclose the role name in single or double quotation marks. For example, enter COLLIBRA_SYNC instead of 'COLLIBRA_SYNC' or "COLLIBRA_SYNC".
   Warehouse	The Snowflake warehouse that is used to run data extraction queries. If you do not specify a value, the user's default warehouse is used.


The Snowflake connection is created.

What's next

Add Snowflake to Data Access