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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction to ODBC Connector
  3. Connections for ODBC
  4. Synchronization tasks with ODBC Connector
  5. Mappings and mapping tasks with ODBC Connector
  6. SQL ELT optimization
  7. Data type reference

ODBC Connector

ODBC Connector

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Working with databases

Working with databases

You can configure
SQL ELT optimization
 for the following databases when you use the ODBC connection in the mapping:
  • Amazon Redshift
  • DB2
  • Google BigQuery
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse
  • Netezza
  • PostgreSQL
  • Snowflake
  • Teradata
You need to select the appropriate ODBC subtype to connect to a database in the ODBC connection properties.
The following table provides the ODBC subtype that you must select in the ODBC connection to connect to a specific database:
Supported database
ODBC Subtype
Amazon Redshift
Redshift
DB2
DB2
Google BigQuery
Google BigQuery
Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure DW
Netezza
1
Other
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Snowflake
Snowflake
Teradata
1
Teradata
1
If you connect to Netezza or Teradata from Linux, you must select
Data Direct
 as the
Driver Manager for Linux
 in the ODBC connection properties.
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ganesh bhaskar shetty - January 02, 2026

what is ODB subtype needs to be selected for SQL server database?

Informatica Documentation Team - January 05, 2026

Hi Ganesh,

We want to let you know that you can use Microsoft SQL Server Connector to configure a mapping enabled with SQL ELT optimization when you connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database. For more information, see SQL ELT optimization in the Microsoft SQL Server Connector documentation.

Please contact Global Customer Support for any further assistance.

Regards,

Informatica Documentation Team