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Snowflake Connection Properties

When you set up a Snowflake connection, you must configure the connection properties.

The order of the connection properties might vary depending on the tool where you view them.

The following table describes the Snowflake connection properties:

Property	Description
Name	The name of the connection. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. You can change this property after you create the connection. The name cannot exceed 128 characters, contain spaces, or contain the following special characters:~ ` ! $ % ^ & * ( ) - + = { [ } ] \| \ : ; " ' < , > . ? /
ID	String that the Data Integration Service uses to identify the connection. The ID is not case sensitive. The ID must be 255 characters or less and must be unique in the domain. You cannot change this property after you create the connection. Default value is the connection name.
Description	Optional. The description of the connection. The description cannot exceed 4,000 characters.
Location	The domain where you want to create the connection.
Type	The connection type. Select SnowFlake.
Snowflake Authentication Type	Specify whether to connect to Snowflake using the standard or the key pair authentication. Standard authentication uses the Snowflake account user name and password. Key Pair authentication uses the private key file and private key file password, along with your Snowflake account user name.
Username	The user name to connect to the Snowflake account.
Password	Required for standard authentication. The password to connect to the Snowflake account.
Account	The name of the Snowflake account.
Private Key	Required for the key pair authentication. Fully qualified path to the private key file that the Data Integration Service uses to access Snowflake.
Private Key Password	Required for the key pair authentication. Password for the private key file.
Warehouse	The Snowflake warehouse name.
Role	The Snowflake role assigned to the user.
Additional JDBC URL Parameters	Enter one or more JDBC connection parameters in the following format: <param1>=<value>&<param2>=<value>&<param3>=<value>.... For example: user=jon&warehouse=mywh&db=mydb&schema=public To access Snowflake through Okta SSO authentication, enter the web-based IdP implementing SAML 2.0 protocol in the following format: authenticator=https://<Your_Okta_Account_Name>.okta.com Microsoft ADFS is not supported. For more information about configuring Okta authentication, see the following website: https://docs.snowflake.net/manuals/user-guide/admin-security-fed-auth-configure-snowflake.html#configuring-snowflake-to-use-federated-authentication

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