Configuring your Snowflake Account as a Data Destination

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Overview

You can configure a new Snowflake account in Fast Data Loader (FDL) by using the user credentials from your existing account in Snowflake.

Prerequisites

  • Login credentials and access to the Snowflake account. Contact your administrator, if you do not have access or settings details.
    For more information on the Snowflake account configuration, see Snowflake documentation.
    To know more about Snowflake, see Snowflake documentation.

  • Access to Snowflake Snap Pack in SnapLogic’s Intelligence Integration Platform.

Supported Version

The Fast Data Loader is tested and supported against the JDBC jar version 3.12.3 and may be compatible with later versions.

Account Settings

Parameter Name

Data Type

Description

Example 

Parameter Name

Data Type

Description

Example 

Create new connection tag

String

Required. Enter a name that will help identify your Oracle account in FDL.

FDL_SW_Account

Host name

String

Required. Enter the hostname of the Snowflake database to connect.

54.98.196.248

Port Number

String

Required. Enter the Port Number of the Snowflake database server to which the application should connect.

443

Username

String

Required. Enter the username that you have configured for your Snowflake account. The username must be valid to set up the destination endpoint.

FDL_Snowflake_User

Password

String

Required. Enter The password used to connect to the destination endpoint.

N/A

Database name

String

Required. Enter the database name to which the application must connect.

MYDB

Warehouse name

String

Required. Enter the warehouse name into which you want to load your data.

Sw_Sales_data_wh

Salesforce to Snowflake Integration might fail while loading complex data types.

Troubleshooting

You might encounter the following errors when you validate and save your integration:

Error

Reason

Resolution

Error

Reason

Resolution

Asset conflict error.

You cannot have another account in FDL with the same name. If you enter the existing account name, the Asset conflict error message is displayed.

Ensure that the account name is unique. You can click Overwrite to overwrite the existing account with the new one, or click Cancel and enter a unique name for your account.

Failed to validate account.

You might have entered invalid username and password.

Multiple attempts with invalid credentials may lock your account.

Ensure that you enter valid Snowflake account credentials.

Contact FDL customer support at fdl-support@snaplogic.com for further assistance.

What to do next: Set up and Verify your integration, see https://docs-snaplogic.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SD/pages/2006486040.


See Also

https://docs-snaplogic.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SD/pages/2006486040

https://docs-snaplogic.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SD/pages/1942159838