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Configure Pivotal Greenplum Bulk Connection for Writing Data

Connection Type

ODBC 64-bit + Bulk.

Driver Details

The ODBC driver can be downloaded from PostgreSQL: File Browser

or DataDirect ODBC Drivers for Pivotal Greenplum|Pivotal Greenplum Docs.

Type of Support

Write only.

Validated On

Database Version: 6

ODBC client version: 7.1

To configure the Pivotal Greenplum Bulk connection for writing data in the Output Data tool, follow these steps:

  1. In Designer, place an Output Data tool on the canvas and select the dropdown for the field Write to a File or Database.

  2. In the Single Access Point menu go to Data sources and select Pivotal Greenplum| Bulk.

  3. Select your DSN connection from the dropdown, and enter a value for User Name, Password, Database Name, Host, Port, and SSL Mode.

To configure the Pivotal Greenplum Bulk connection for writing data for InDB, follow these steps:

  1. In Designer, go to Options > Advanced Options > Manage In-DB Connections.

  2. Select Greenplum as the Data Source.

  3. For the Read tab:

    1. Select Greenplum ODBC as the Driver.

    2. Select new database connection.

    3. Select your DSN from the dropdown and enter a value for username and password.

  4. For the Write tab:

    1. Select Greenplum Bulk Loader.

    2. Select new database connection.

    3. Select your DSN connection from the drop-down, and enter a value for User Name, Password, Database Name, Host, Port, and SSL Mode.