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Google Bigtable connection properties

When you create a Google Bigtable connection, you must configure the connection properties.
The following table describes the Google Cloud Bigtable connection properties:
Property
Description
Connection Name
The name of the connection. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. You can change this property after you create the connection. The name cannot exceed 128 characters, contain spaces, or contain the following special characters:~ ` ! $ % ^ & * ( ) - + = { [ } ] | \ : ; " ' < , > . ? /
Description
Optional. The description of the connection. The description cannot exceed 4,000 characters.
Use Secret Vault
Stores sensitive credentials for this connection in the secrets manager that is configured for your organization.
This property appears only if secrets manager is set up for your organization.
This property is not supported by Data Ingestion and Replication and the Data Access Management services.
When you enable the secret vault in the connection, you can select which credentials that the Secure Agent retrieves from the secrets manager. If you don't enable this option, the credentials are stored in the repository or on a local Secure Agent, depending on how your organization is configured.
Note: If you’re using this connection to apply data access policies through pushdown or proxy services, you cannot use the Secret Vault configuration option.
For information about how to configure and use a secrets manager, see Secrets manager configuration.
Runtime Environment
Runtime environment that contains the Secure Agent used to access Google Cloud Bigtable.
Project ID
Specifies the project_id value present in the JSON file that you download after you create a service account.
Service Account ID
Specifies the client_email value present in the JSON file that you download after you create a service account.
Service Account Key
Specifies the private_key value present in the JSON file that you download after you create a service account.