Creating New TD Aster Connections

The following steps demonstrate how to create new Teradata Aster data connections.

Availability Note. This connection type provides basic connectivity and functionality for Aster DB. However, it does not support the use of derived data, save table, data sampling features, analytical views, or flow and funnel visuals.
Create New Data Connection Modal Window: TD Aster
Create a New TD Aster Connection
  1. On the main navigation bar, click Data.

    Click DATA on main nav

    The Data view appears, open on the Datasets tab.

    Main landing page of DATA
  2. In the side bar, click New Connection.

    Create New Connection

    The Create New Data Connection modal window appears.

  3. In the Create New Data Connection modal window, under Connection type, select TD Aster.
  4. Under Connection name, specify the name of the new connection. Here, we use TDAsterConnection.
  5. Under Hostname or IP address, specify the name of your database host, or its IP address; use localhost when the data source is local.

  6. Under Port #, enter the port number. The default port # for TD Aster connections is 2406.
  7. Under Database, enter the name of the database. Here, we used my_database.
  8. Under DSN, enter the DSN string. Here, we used generic.
  9. Under Credentials, complete the following entries.

    • Under Username, enter the username for establishing the connection.

    • Under Password, enter the password for establishing the connection.

  10. Click the Cache tab.

    Cache tab, specifying Result Cache Enable and Retention Time options
    Specifying Cache
  11. Select the Result Cache option to enable periodic cache updates.

  12. In the Retention Time field, specify the frequency of cache updates, in seconds.

    For example, the default value of 86400 indicates an update every 24 hours, and a value of 300 initiates a refresh every 5 minutes.

  13. At the bottom of the modal, click Test.

    testing connection
    Testing the New Connection

    If the connection is valid, the system returns a 'Connection Verified' message.

  14. Click Connect.

    connection verified, connecting
    Connecting a Verified Connection

After this operation succeeds, the new connection name appears on the side navigation bar.