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Load Metadata from a Vertica Database

Use the Vertica loader to upload metadata to Alteryx Connect for a specified Vertica database.

Review Loader Requirements

The Alteryx Connect Loaders must be installed on the machine where Alteryx Server is installed. To install the loaders:

  1. Download the loaders installer. For compatibility, the Loaders installer version must match the Alteryx Connect version.

  2. Run the installer as an administrator.

The Vertica ODBC driver must be installed. See Vertica Client Drivers.

Open the Loader

  1. Open Alteryx Designer.

  2. Select Help > Sample Workflows > Alteryx Connect Metadata Loaders > Vertica Loader > Vertica Loader.

Run the App

  1. Select Run as Analytic App 64ae534e48ce9.png.

  2. In the Vertica server tab:

    • Type the VERTICA ODBC DSN, or click ODBC parameters to manually specify a ODBC driver, server IP address or hostname, port, and database. Or click on ODBC Connection string and specify connection string, and type your credentials.

    • Optionally, in Schemas to load, specify a comma-separated list of schemas. Leave blank to load all available schemas.

  3. In the Alteryx Connect tab, type the URL for your Alteryx Connect instance and your credentials.

    https://yourcompany.alteryxconnect.com

  4. Before running the app, select 64ae534fe4ea2.png and save the app configuration to the following directory:

    C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\AlteryxConnect\Vertica_Loader\

    The .yxwv app values file is used for scheduling the loader to run in the Gallery. See Schedule Metadata Loaders.

  5. Select Finish to run the app.

    • If the run succeeds, "Success" appears in the App Results window.

    • If the run fails, a "There were Errors" message appears.

    Depending on how much metadata is being imported, the app can take a long time to run.

View the Metadata

  1. Go to the Alteryx Connect URL and log in.

  2. From the main menu, select Data Sources > Databases.

  3. Select a folder to view its contents.