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Create a data connection

Cloudera Data Visualization allows you to connect to various external data sources to enhance your data analysis and visualization capabilities.

Cloudera Data Visualization currently supports the following connection types:

  • Hive
  • Impala
  • MariaDB
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Phoenix [Technical Preview]
  • Solr [Technical Preview]
  • Spark SQL
  • SQLite (not supported in Cloudera Data Warehouse)
  • Snowflake [Technical Preview]
  • Trino [Technical Preview]

These supported connection types provide flexibility and versatility for integrating multiple sources into your data analysis workflows.

For more detailed information about connecting to a data source, see Creating a data connection in Cloudera Data Visualization.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click DATA.

    The DATA interface opens, displaying the Datasets tab.

  2. In the side menu, click NEW CONNECTION.
    The Create New Data Connection modal appears.
  3. Specify the details of the new connection.
  4. Optional: Once you finish configuring the settings, click TEST to check the connection.
  5. Click CONNECT to establish the connection.