Power BI Connector for Splunk

Build 24.0.8963

Connection Properties

The connection properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection settings for this provider. Click the links for further details.

For more information on establishing a connection, see Getting Started.

Authentication


PropertyDescription
AuthSchemeWhether to use Basic Authentication, AccessToken or HTTPEventCollectorToken Authentication when connecting to Splunk.
AccessTokenThe Access Token used for accessing your Splunk account.
HTTPEventCollectorTokenThe HTTP Event Collector Token is used for accessing the HTTP Event Controller feature on your Splunk account.
URLThe URL to your Splunk endpoint.
UserThe Splunk user account used to authenticate.
PasswordThe password used to authenticate the user.

SSL


PropertyDescription
SSLServerCertThe certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.

Firewall


PropertyDescription
FirewallTypeThe protocol used by a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallServerThe name or IP address of a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPortThe TCP port for a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallUserThe user name to use to authenticate with a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPasswordA password used to authenticate to a proxy-based firewall.

Proxy


PropertyDescription
ProxyAutoDetectThis indicates whether to use the system proxy settings or not.
ProxyServerThe hostname or IP address of a proxy to route HTTP traffic through.
ProxyPortThe TCP port the ProxyServer proxy is running on.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe authentication type to use to authenticate to the ProxyServer proxy.
ProxyUserA user name to be used to authenticate to the ProxyServer proxy.
ProxyPasswordA password to be used to authenticate to the ProxyServer proxy.
ProxySSLTypeThe SSL type to use when connecting to the ProxyServer proxy.
ProxyExceptionsA semicolon separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the ProxyServer .

Logging


PropertyDescription
LogfileA filepath which designates the name and location of the log file.
VerbosityThe verbosity level that determines the amount of detail included in the log file.
LogModulesCore modules to be included in the log file.
MaxLogFileSizeA string specifying the maximum size in bytes for a log file (for example, 10 MB).
MaxLogFileCountA string specifying the maximum file count of log files.

Schema


PropertyDescription
LocationA path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
BrowsableSchemasThis property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC.
TablesThis property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC.
ViewsRestricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC.

Caching


PropertyDescription
AutoCacheAutomatically caches the results of SELECT queries into a cache database specified by either CacheLocation or both of CacheConnection and CacheProvider .
CacheProviderThe name of the provider to be used to cache data.
CacheConnectionThe connection string for the cache database. This property is always used in conjunction with CacheProvider . Setting both properties will override the value set for CacheLocation for caching data.
CacheLocationSpecifies the path to the cache when caching to a file.
CacheToleranceThe tolerance for stale data in the cache specified in seconds when using AutoCache .
OfflineUse offline mode to get the data from the cache instead of the live source.
CacheMetadataThis property determines whether or not to cache the table metadata to a file store.

Miscellaneous


PropertyDescription
DirectQueryLimitLimits the number of rows when using the DirectQuery mode. This helps avoid performance issues at design time.
EnableForeignKeyDetectionWhether to detect the foreign keys in ODBC.
IncludeInternalFieldsWhether or not the CData ADO.NET Provider for Splunk should push the internal fields. These fields include: user, eventtype, etc.
MaximumColumnSizeThe maximum column size.
MaxRowsLimits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.
MaxThreadsSpecifies the number of concurrent requests. Only used when UseJobs is true.
OtherThese hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
PagesizeThe maximum number of results to return per page from Splunk.
PseudoColumnsThis property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table.
ReadonlyYou can use this property to enforce read-only access to Splunk from the provider.
RowScanDepthSet this property to control the number of rows scanned when TypeDetectionScheme is set to RowScan.
RTKThe runtime key used for licensing.
TimeoutThe value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
TypeDetectionSchemeDetermines how to determine the data type of columns.
UseJobsSpecifies whether to use the jobs endpoint instead of the export endpoint. If set to true, the maximum number of returned rows is configured Splunk's limit.conf file.
UserDefinedViewsA filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.

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