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Create a connection

Create a Greenplum connection object in Administrator with the connection details of the Greenplum source system.
Before you create a connection, copy the Greenplum drivers to the specified directory on the Secure Agent machine. For more information, see Greenplum Connector in the Data Integration Connectors help.
    1In Administrator, select Connections.
    2Click New Connection.
    3In the Connection Details section, enter the following connection details:
    Connection property
    Description
    Connection Name
    Name of the connection.
    Each connection name must be unique within the organization. Connection names can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters: _ . + -,
    Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Description
    Description of the connection. Maximum length is 4000 characters.
    4Select the Greenplum connection type.
    5In the Greenplum Connection Properties section, enter the following connection details:
    Property
    Description
    Runtime Environment
    The name of the runtime environment where you want to run the tasks.
    Host Name
    Host name or IP address of the Greenplum server.
    Port
    Greenplum server port number. Default is 5432.
    Database
    Name of the database.
    Metadata Additional Connection Configuration
    Additional metadata connection properties that you want to use.
    Use the following format:
    <parameter name1>=<value1>;<parameter name2>=<value2>
    User Name
    User name with permissions to access the Greenplum database.
    Password
    Password to connect to the Greenplum database.
    6Click Test Connection.
    7Click Save.