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Connect to PostgreSQL

Let's configure the PostgreSQL connection properties to connect to PostgreSQL.

Before you begin

Before you get started, get the required information from your PostgreSQL account based on the authentication method that you want to use.
Check out Prepare for authentication to learn more about the authentication prerequisites.

Connection details

The following table describes the PostgreSQL connection properties:
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.
Type
PostgreSQL
Runtime Environment
The name of the runtime environment where you want to run tasks.
Select a Secure Agent, Hosted Agent, or serverless runtime environment.
You cannot run a database ingestion task on a Hosted Agent or in a serverless runtime environment.

Authentication types

You can configure database or Kerberos authentication methods to connect to PostgreSQL databases.
Select the required authentication type and then configure the authentication-specific parameters.

Advanced settings

The following table describes the advanced connection properties:
Property
Description
Schema Name
The schema name.
If you don't specify the schema name, all the schemas available in the database are listed when you import the source object in Data Integration.
Additional Connection Properties
Additional connection parameters that you want to use.
Provide the connection parameters as semicolon-separated key-value pairs.

Encryption types

The encryption method determines whether the data exchanged between the Secure Agent and the PostgreSQL database server is encrypted.
Select one of the following encryption methods:
Default is noEncryption.
Note: You can configure SSL when you use the Secure Agent or the serverless runtime environment. You can't configure SSL when you use the Hosted Agent.

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