Progress
Learn the required and optional properties of creating a Progress Connection, Credential, and Read Connector.
Prerequisites
- Progress database
- Access Credentials
Connection Properties
The following table describes the fields available when creating a new Progress Connection. Create a connection using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.
Field | Required | Description |
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Access Type | Required | This connection type is Read-Only. |
Connection Name | Required | Input your desired name. |
Host | Required | IP or the hostname of the Progress. |
Port | Required | Host server port number. |
Database Name | Required | Name of the database. |
Requires Credentials | Optional | Check this box to create a new credential or select an existing credential. |
Credential Properties
The following table describes the fields available when creating a new Progress credential.
Field | Required | Description |
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Credential Name | Required | The name to identify this credential with. This credential will be available as a selection for future use. |
Credential Type | Required | This field will automatically populate with Progress . |
User | Required | Progress data warehouse username to connect with. |
Password | Optional | Progress data warehouse password to connect with. Not required if you are connecting to a public database. |
Read Connector Properties
The following table describes the fields available when creating a new Progress Read Connector. Create a new Read Connector using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.
Field | Required | Description |
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Name | Required | Provide a name for your connector. We recommend using lowercase with underscores in place of spaces. |
Description | Optional | Describes the connector. We recommend providing a description if you are ingesting information from the same source multiple times for different reasons. |
Table Name | Required | Name of the table being ingested. This can either be supplied manually or selected in Step 2 of Create a Read Connector. |
Schema Name | Optional | The name of the schema of the table entered above that you wish to use specifically. |
Replication Strategy | Optional | Full Resync, Full Resync in Parallel, Incremental Column, Table Snapshot, or Table Snapshot in Parallel. See Database Reading Strategies for more information. |
Data Version | Optional | Assign a Data Version. A change to Data Version results in no longer using data previously ingested by this Connector, and a complete ingest of new data. |
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