Connect to a data source

Connect to a data source to onboard its data and run a DQ job against it. ‌When you expand a datasource in the Explorer page, a list of available databases and their associated tables display.

Creating a DQ job

  1. Click the explorer icon Explorer in the sidebar menu.
    2. The Manage Connections treeview expands to show available data sources.

    Note When Pushdown icon displays to the right of a data source, it indicates that the data source is a Pushdown connection. When the icon is not present, the data source is considered a Pullup connection.

  2. Select a data source.
    3. The data source expands to show available databases.
  3. Click a database.
    4. The database expands to show available tables.
  4. Click Create DQ Job.
    5. The Job Creator page opens.

Example screenshot...explorer treeview

Eager fetch schemas and tables

When you select the Eager fetch Schemas/Tables option from the Manage Connections treeview, all tables of all public schemas in your data source load together, all at once. While this option has more processing requirements and is thus more expensive, you can use it to retrieve all of the children of a JDBC connection that would otherwise persist for a limited time only.

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