Overview

You can use the Redshift Execute Snap to execute arbitrary SQL queries. It executes DML (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) type statements. This Snap works best with single queries.

Snap type

The Redshift Execute Snap is a Write-type Snap that writes the results of the executed SQL queries.

Prerequisites

Redshift database environment and Redshift database account with valid access control.

Support for Ultra Pipelines

Works in Ultra Pipelines.

Limitations

When the SQL statement property is an expression, the pipeline parameters are shown in the suggest, but not the input schema.
Multiple queries might not work, because the underlying JDBC driver does not support multiple queries. We recommend you to use the Redshift - Multi Execute Snap for running multiple queries.

Behavior Change

Snap Views

Type	Format	Number of Views	Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps	Description

Type

Format

Number of Views

Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps

Description

Input

Document

Min: 0
Max: 1

Mapper
JSON Generator

A Snap that can contain data that is to be used with the JSON paths defined in the SQL, if any, or to be passed through.

If the input view is defined, then the where clause substitutes incoming values for a specific query.

Output

Document

Min: 0
Max: 1

JSON Formatter
Mapper

A document with the result set output, if any, and update count as return status from the Redshift SQL. The Snap output all records of a batch (as configured in your account settings) to the error view if the write fails during batch processing.

If an output view is available and an update/insert/merge/delete statement was executed, then the original document that was used to create the statement will be output with the status of the executed statement.

Error

Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the Pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:

Stop Pipeline Execution: Stops the current Pipeline execution when the Snap encounters an error.
Discard Error Data and Continue: Ignores the error, discards that record, and continues with the remaining records.
Route Error Data to Error View: Routes the error data to an error view without stopping the Snap execution.

Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines.

Snap Settings

Asterisk ( * ): Indicates a mandatory field.
Suggestion icon (): Indicates a list that is dynamically populated based on the configuration.
Expression icon ( ): Indicates the value is an expression (if enabled) or a static value (if disabled). Learn more about Using Expressions in SnapLogic.
Add icon ( ): Indicates that you can add fields in the field set.
Remove icon ( ): Indicates that you can remove fields from the field set.

Field Name	Field Type	Description

Field Name	Field Type	Description
Label* Default Value: Redshift - Execute Example: Redshift - Execute	String	Specify the name for the Snap.
SQL statement* Default Value: N/A Example: `"SELECT""EMPNO=$EMPNO and ENAME=$EMPNAME"`	String/Expression	Specify the SQL statement to execute on the server. Redshift allows using \ (backslash) or ' (single quote) to escape special characters in the SQL. Therefore, we recommend that you use ' (single quote) in the SQL statement to escape special characters . We recommend you to add a single query in the SQL Statement field. Valid JSON paths that are defined in the WHERE clause for queries/statements are substituted with values from an incoming document. If the document is missing a value to be substituted into the query/statement, it will be written to the error view. If ‘$' is not part of the JSON path, it can be escaped by writing it as `\$` so that it can be executed as-is. For example, `SELECT \$2, \$3 FROM mytable`. If the character before `$` is alphanumeric, then `'$'` does not have to be escaped. (for instance, `SELECT metadata$filename` ...) Following is an example of the procedure: `CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE sp_inout_proc (INOUT a int, b int, INOUT c int)` `AS \$\$` `BEGIN` `a := b * a;` `c := b * c;` `END;` `\$\$` If a SELECT query is executed, the query results are merged into the incoming document and any the values of the existing keys are overwritten. If there are no results from the query, the original document is written. If the SQL is parameterized (having valid JSON paths defined in the SQL text), the Snap creates a prepared statement and binds any parameters with the substituted values from the incoming document before executing in batch. If the SQL is not parameterized (literal SQL text), it will not create a PREPARE statement and instead execute SQL as a single query instead of batching. Learn more about executing SQL statements.
Query type Default Value: Auto Example: Read	Dropdown list/Expression	Select the type of query for your SQL statement (Read or Write). When Auto is selected, the Snap tries to determine the query type automatically. If the execution result of the query is not as expected, you can change the query type to Read or Write.
Pass through Default Value: Selected	Checkbox	Select this checkbox to pass the input document through to the output view under the key 'original'. This property applies only to the Execute Snaps with SELECT statement.
Ignore empty result Default Value: Deselected	Checkbox	Select this checkbox to ignore empty result; no document will be written to the output view when a SELECT operation does not produce any result. If you deselect this checkbox and select the Pass through checkbox, the input document will be passed through to the output view.
Number of retries Default Value: 0 Example: 3	Integer/Expression	Specify the maximum number of retry attempts the Snap must make in case of network failure. When you set the Number of retries to more than 0, the Snap generates duplicate records when the connection is not established. To prevent duplicate records, we recommend that you follow one of the following: Set the Number of retries to 0 (default value) to prevent duplicate records from being passed downstream while executing a pipeline. Use a Primary key to prevent records from being inserted into the database. Use an Upsert instead of an Insert statement.
Retry interval (seconds) Default Value: 1 Example: 10		Specify the time interval between two successive retry requests. A retry happens only when the previous attempt resulted in an exception.
Auto commit Default Value: Use account setting Example: True	Dropdown list	Select one of the following options: True: The Snap enables the auto-commit. The value set on this field overrides the Auto commit property set at the account level. False: The Snap disables the auto-commit. The value set on this field overrides the Auto commit property set at the account level. Use account setting: The Snap uses the Auto commit value set in the Account. When you select this option, you must enable the Auto commit option in the account settings. Auto commit may be enabled for certain use cases if PostgreSQL JDBC driver is used in either Redshift, PostgreSQL or Generic JDBC Snap. But the JDBC driver may cause out of memory issues when Select statements are executed. For such cases, we recommend you to set Auto commit in the Snap settings to False and the Fetch size in the Account settings can be increased for optimal performance. Behavior of DML Queries in the Execute Snap when auto-commit is false DDL queries used in the Execute Snap is committed by the database itself, regardless of the Auto-commit setting. When Auto commit is set to false for the DML queries, the commit is called at the end of the Snap's execution. The Auto commit must be true in a scenario where the downstream Snap does depend on the data processed on an upstream Snap containing a DML query.
Snap Execution Default Value: Execute only Example: Validate & Execute	Dropdown list	Select one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are: Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap, and generates a data preview during Pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during Pipeline runtime. Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during Pipeline execution without generating preview data. Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Redshift - Execute