Excel Add-In for CData Connect

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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 Establishing a Connection.

Authentication


PropertyDescription
AuthSchemeThe authentication scheme used. Accepted entries are Basic, OAuth and ClientJWT.
UserThe user name of the CData Connect Account.
PasswordThe Password of the CData Connect Account.

OAuth


PropertyDescription
CallbackURLIdentifies the URL users return to after authenticating to CData Connect via OAuth (Custom OAuth applications only).

JWT OAuth


PropertyDescription
ClientJWTCertThe JWT Certificate store.
ClientJWTCertTypeThe type of key store containing the JWT Certificate.
ClientJWTCertPasswordThe password for the Client JWT certificate.
ClientJWTIssuerA string representing the OEM’s account id.
ClientJWTSubjectA string representing the OEM’s customer’s account id.
ClientJWTValidityTimeHow long the JWT should remain valid, in seconds.

SSL


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

Firewall


PropertyDescription
FirewallTypeSpecifies the protocol the provider uses to tunnel traffic through a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallServerIdentifies the IP address, DNS name, or host name of a proxy used to traverse a firewall and relay user queries to network resources.
FirewallPortSpecifies the TCP port to be used for a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallUserIdentifies the user ID of the account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.
FirewallPasswordSpecifies the password of the user account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall.

Proxy


PropertyDescription
ProxyAutoDetectSpecifies whether the provider checks your system proxy settings for existing proxy server configurations, rather than using a manually specified proxy server.
ProxyServerIdentifies the hostname or IP address of the proxy server through which you want to route HTTP traffic.
ProxyPortIdentifies the TCP port on your specified proxy server that has been reserved for routing HTTP traffic to and from the client.
ProxyAuthSchemeSpecifies the authentication method the provider uses when authenticating to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyUserProvides the username of a user account registered with the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyPasswordSpecifies the password of the user specified in the ProxyUser connection property.
ProxySSLTypeSpecifies the SSL type to use when connecting to the proxy server specified in the ProxyServer connection property.
ProxyExceptionsSpecifies a semicolon-separated list of destination hostnames or IPs that are exempt from connecting through the proxy server set in the ProxyServer connection property.

Logging


PropertyDescription
LogfileSpecifes the file path to the log file where the provider records its activities, such as authentication, query execution, and connection details.
VerbositySpecifies the verbosity level of the log file, which controls the amount of detail logged. Supported values range from 1 to 5.
LogModulesSpecifies the core modules to include in the log file. Use a semicolon-separated list of module names. By default, all modules are logged.
MaxLogFileSizeSpecifies the maximum size of a single log file in bytes. For example, '10 MB'. When the file reaches the limit, the provider creates a new log file with the date and time appended to the name.
MaxLogFileCountSpecifies the maximum number of log files the provider retains. When the limit is reached, the oldest log file is deleted to make space for a new one.

Caching


PropertyDescription
AutoCacheSpecifies whether the content of tables targeted by SELECT queries is automatically cached to the specified cache database.
CacheProviderThe namespace of an ADO.NET provider. The specified provider is used as the target database for all caching operations.
CacheConnectionSpecifies the connection string for the specified cache database.
CacheLocationSpecifies the path to the cache when caching to a file.
CacheToleranceNotes the tolerance, in seconds, for stale data in the specified cache database. Requires AutoCache to be set to True.
OfflineGets the data from the specified cache database instead of live CData Connect data.
CacheMetadataDetermines whether the provider caches table metadata to a file-based cache database.

Miscellaneous


PropertyDescription
ConnectClientThe name of the client connecting to Connect Cloud. Optional.
DefaultCatalogThe default catalog.
DefaultSchemaThe default schema.
MaxRowsSpecifies the maximum number of rows returned for queries that do not include either aggregation or GROUP BY.
MaxRowsTimeoutSpecify the the max timeout of every batch in the Steam mode, the default value is 30 seconds;.
OtherSpecifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases., to be used only when our Support team advises it, to address specific issues. See Remarks for details.
QueryPassthroughThis option passes the query to the CData Connect server as is.
StreamMaxRowsSpecify the the row size of every batch in the Steam mode, the default value is 5000;.
TimeoutThe query timeout.
URLThe URL of the CData Connect on-premise Server.
UseStreamModeSpecify whether or not use the Stream mode when executing queries, it's enabled by default.
WorkspaceSpecify the workspace to connect with.

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