Create a data connection

You must connect to your data before you can start using Cloudera Data Visualization for modeling and visualizing the data. You can define connections to various source systems. Learn how to create a simple data connection.

In Cloudera Data Warehouse, the connection to the database catalog is automatically set up when you enable Cloudera Data Visualization in a Virtual Data Warehouse. Database catalogs and virtual data warehouses automatically inherit the same security restrictions that are applicable to your Cloudera environment. There is no need to specify the security setup again for each database catalog or virtual warehouse. If you cannot see the data in the connected database catalog after you log in, check and adjust data access permissions or your environment and data warehouse user permissions.

In Cloudera AI, you can set up several connection types. For example, you can connect Cloudera Data Visualization to an Impala or Hive data warehouse. For more information on connection types, see Data connections in Cloudera Data Visualization.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click DATA.

    You get to the DATA interface, open on the Datasets tab.

  2. In the side menu bar, click NEW CONNECTION.
    The Create New Data Connection modal window appears.
  3. Specify the details of the new connection.
  4. Click TEST.
    If the connection is valid, the system returns a Connection Verified message.
  5. Click CONNECT.

If this operation succeeds, the name of the new connection appears on the side menu bar.