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Add a new source will allow the KADA Admin to define how to connect and connection credentials for a source.
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There are 3 classes of sources:
Identity Stores - These are sources such as Active Directory or LDAP to load User and Group information into KADA.
Databases - These are sources such as Oracle, Teradata, Snowflake to load metadata and logs from the database source.
Tools - There are sources like Tableau, Alteryx, Informatica to load metadata and logs from the tool.
For each source there a a comm set of properties to populate
Field | Example of What to Enter |
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Name | The display name for the source. This can be changed at a later point in time. |
Host | The host machine name/DNS/common name. Host must be unique for each onboarded source. Example: This can not be changed once configured. |
Landing Folder Name | The name of the root folder where log files need to be loaded. |
Keywords path | In general this can be left as the default value |
Example. Integrating to Teradata Database.
In the
Source Typedrop down, select Teradata. If the source you are looking for is not available you can use the Generic_database, Generic_tool types.
Select a connection type
DIRECT CONNECT - KADA Platform will be configured to pull from the source.LOAD FROM FILE → KADA Platform will receive files in a landing zone.
Then follow the remaining steps on screen to populate the configuration.
Once you have finished the setup you should see your new source in the Sources screen.
To update an existing connection click on the Edit icon on the source.
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