Power BI Connector for Apache CouchDB

Build 24.0.9060

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
AuthSchemeThe type of authentication to use when connecting to Apache CouchDB.
URLThe URL used to connect to the Apache CouchDB.
UserThe Apache CouchDB user account used to authenticate.
PasswordThe password used to authenticate the user.
PublicDatabasesSpecify a comma-separated list of public databases to list as tables.

JWT Authentication


PropertyDescription
JWTTokenThe JWT token to use for authentication.
JWTSubjectThe user subject for which the application is requesting delegated access.
JWTIssuerThe issuer of the JWT token.
JWTAlgorithmThe encryption algorithm used for signing the JWT token.
JWTExpirationHow long the JWT token should remain valid, in seconds.
JWTKeyTypeThe type of the encryption key which is used for signing the JWT token.
JWTKeyThe encryption key for signing the JWT token.
JWTHeadersA collection of extra headers that should be included in the JWT header.
JWTClaimsA collection of extra claims that should be included in the JWT payload.
CredentialsLocationThe location of the settings file where the JWT token is saved.

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
ProxyAutoDetectWhen this connection property is set to True, the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations (no need to manually supply proxy server details). Set to False if you want to manually configure the provider to connect to a specific proxy server.
ProxyServerThe hostname or IP address of the proxy server that you want to route HTTP traffic through.
ProxyPortThe TCP port that the proxy server (specified in the ProxyServer connection property) is running on.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyUserThe username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connnection property.
ProxyPasswordThe password associated with the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property.
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.
ListViewsWhether to list views from Apache CouchDB or not.

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.
FlattenArraysSet FlattenArrays to the number of array elements to flatten into columns. Otherwise, arrays are returned as JSON strings.
FlattenObjectsSet FlattenObjects to true to flatten object properties into columns of their own. Otherwise, embedded objects as raw JSON strings.
FlexibleSchemaSet FlexibleSchema to true to scan for additional metadata on the query result set. Otherwise, the metadata will remain the same.
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.
OtherThese hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
PagesizeThe maximum number of results to return per page from Apache CouchDB.
PseudoColumnsSpecify a set of pseudocolumns to expose as columns.
ReadonlyYou can use this property to enforce read-only access to Apache CouchDB from the provider.
RowScanDepthThe maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table.
RTKThe runtime key used for licensing.
SeparatorCharacterThe character or characters used to denote hierarchy.
TimeoutThe value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
TypeDetectionSchemeDetermines how the provider will scan the data to determine the fields and data types in each document collection.
UserDefinedViewsA filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.

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