Automated CSV Data Replication to Teradata



Use CData Sync to Customize and automate CSV data replication to Teradata.

Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live CSV data into your Teradata instance, allowing you to consolidate all of your data into a single location for archiving, reporting, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.

Configure Teradata as a Replication Destination

Using CData Sync, you can replicate CSV data to Teradata. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.

  1. Click Add Connection.
  2. Select Teradata as a destination.
  3. Enter the necessary connection properties. To connect to Teradata, set the following connection properties:
    • Connection Name: Enter a connection name of your choice.
    • Data Source: Enter either the Teradata server name, the database computer (DBC) username, or the Teradata Director Program Id (TDPID).
    • User: Enter the username that you use to authenticate to your Teradata account.
    • Password: Enter the password that you use to authenticate to your Teradata account.
    • Auth Scheme: Select the authentication scheme. TD2 is the default scheme.
    • Database: Enter the name of your Teradata database.

      Note: If you do not specify a database, CData Sync connects to your default database.

    • Port: Enter the port number for your Teradata server. The default port value is 1025.
  4. Click Test Connection to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
  5. Click Save Changes.

Configure the CSV Connection

You can configure a connection to CSV from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your CSV account, navigate to the Connections tab.

  1. Click Add Connection.
  2. Select a source (CSV).
  3. Configure the connection properties.

    The DataSource property must be set to a valid local folder name.

    Also, specify the IncludeFiles property to work with text files having extensions that differ from .csv, .tab, or .txt. Specify multiple file extensions in a comma-separated list. You can also set Extended Properties compatible with the Microsoft Jet OLE DB 4.0 driver. Alternatively, you can provide the format of text files in a Schema.ini file.

    Set UseRowNumbers to true if you are deleting or updating in CSV. This will create a new column with the name RowNumber which will be used as key for that table.

  4. Click Connect to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
  5. Click Save Changes.

Configure Replication Queries

CData Sync enables you to control replication with a point-and-click interface and with SQL queries. For each replication you wish to configure, navigate to the Jobs tab and click Add Job. Select the Source and Destination for your replication.

Replicate Entire Tables

To replicate an entire table, click Add Tables in the Tables section, choose the table(s) you wish to replicate, and click Add Selected Tables.

Customize Your Replication

You can use the Columns and Query tabs of a task to customize your replication. The Columns tab allows you to specify which columns to replicate, rename the columns at the destination, and even perform operations on the source data before replicating. The Query tab allows you to add filters, grouping, and sorting to the replication.

Schedule Your Replication

In the Schedule section, you can schedule a job to run automatically, configuring the job to run after specified intervals ranging from once every 15 minutes to once every month.

Once you have configured the replication job, click Save Changes. You can configure any number of jobs to manage the replication of your CSV data to Teradata.

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