Add Snowflake to Data Access

After you create an Edge connection for the Snowflake data source, add the data source to Data Access.

The data source that you add to Data Access represents your underlying data source. When you add the data source, you can set global or granular schedules to synchronize your data objects, accounts, groups, and access controls. By default, Data Access schedules all entities to synchronize daily at midnight. You can, however, set a custom schedule for specific entities.

Prerequisites

• You have created an Edge connection for your data source.
• You have a global role with the Data Access > Manage Settings global permission.

Steps

1. On the Data Access landing page, click RESOURCES > Data Sources.
2. Click Add data source.
   
3. On the Add data source page, select the data source type, and then click Next.
4. Enter the required information, and then click Next.

   Field	Description
   Name	A unique name for the data source.
   Description	A brief explanation of what data the data source contains or which department it serves.
   Edge connection	The Edge connection for the data source. The available options include Edge connections that are compatible with Data Access.

5. Enter the required information, and then click Add.

Result

• The data source is added to Data Access and you become its owner. You can add more owners by using in the Owners field in the Details sidebar.
• If you do not want to wait until the scheduled time for the initial data source synchronization, you can manually start the synchronization. After the initial synchronization finishes, Data Access populates its user interface with the metadata from your data source.

What's next

(Optional) Link Snowflake to System asset