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ETL+ Add Source Connector

Adding a New Data Source

  • To add a new source to your ETL+ entity, click the + Source Connector button under your DW section.

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  • This will open the Add Source dialog. Find and select the source Name, Driver, and Version by scrolling the list or by searching.

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  • When you select the Source, a new dialog will open requesting you to fill out the Source Properties. The following sections show popular properties by driver type.

Driver Type and Properties

Cloud Connector

This is a DataSelf Cloud Connector Property page. Contact us for assistance:

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Delimiters: Leave these blank by default.

  • Device: Do not change this unless instructed by DataSelf.

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GoogleSheets

Prepare Google Sheets with Google:

  1. Grant ETL+ with rights to extract your Google Sheets:

    1. Open your Google Sheets spreadsheet

    2. Click Share

    3. Enter dsservice@ds-etlplus-api.iam.gserviceaccount.com into Email.

    4. Select Editor on the dropdown list

    5. Click Send.

Then configure the source properties below:

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Spreadsheet ID: The GoogleSheets ID.

  • Target: Use this to set to a specific Google Sheets tab.

  • Device: This driver can run on any device connected to the internet.

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MariaDB

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Server Name: Server address to your database.

  • Port: Port number to access your database.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Database Name: Enter the desired database name.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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MS Access

This driver requires ETL+ Desktop running on a computer with direct access to your MS Access database.

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • File Path: Enter the file to your MS Access database file.

  • Password (if required): Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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MS Excel

This driver requires ETL+ Desktop running on a computer with direct access to your MS Excel files.

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • File Path: Enter the file to your MS Excel files.

  • First row has Column names: Check this box if your Excel tables have column headers.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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MS SQL Server

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Server Name: Server address to your database.

  • Port: Port number to access your database. Leave it blank when using the default 1433.

  • Authentication: Select the proper option:

    • Windows Authentication

    • SQL Server Authentication

    • Microsoft Entra MFA

    • Microsoft Entra Password

    • Microsoft Entra Integrated

    • Microsoft Entra Service Principal

    • Microsoft Entra Managed Identity

    • Microsoft Entra Default

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Database Name: Enter the desired database name.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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MySQL

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Server Name: Server address to your database.

  • Port: Port number to access your database.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Database Name: Enter the desired database name.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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OData

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • OData feed (URL): Enter the URL to your OData feed.

  • Auth Scheme:

    • None

    • NTLM

    • Basic

    • Digest

    • Negotiate

    • OAuth 2.0

    • SharePointOnLine

  • Extraction page size: Sets the number of rows to extract on each extraction page. We recommend leaving the default value.

  • Pause: Wait time in ms between extraction pages. We recommend leaving the default value.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your OData.

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ODBC

This driver requires ETL+ Desktop running on a computer with direct access to your on-premise ODBC Driver(s).

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Delimiters: Leave these blank by default.

  • Device: Do not change this unless instructed by DataSelf.

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Oracle DB

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Sets connection to Default or TNS.

  • Server Name: Server address to your database.

  • Port: Port number to access your database.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Service Name: Enter the desired service name.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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Power BI

PostgreSQL

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • Server Name: Server address to your database.

  • Port: Port number to access your database.

  • Login: Enter the username.

  • Password: Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Database Name: Enter the desired database name.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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SQLite

This driver requires ETL+ Desktop running on a computer with direct access to your SQLite database(s).

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • File Path: Enter the file to your MS Access database file.

  • Password (if required): Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your database.

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Tableau

Text / CSV

This driver requires ETL+ Desktop running on a computer with direct access to your CSV or text file(s).

  • Alias: Give it a name/alias.

  • Schema checkbox: Check this to load this source’s tables into a dedicated MS SQL schema.

    • Schema Name: When checking the box above, you can customize the Schema name on this box.

  • File Path: Enter the file to your tMS Access database file.

  • Format: Delimited.

  • Delimeter: Comma.

  • First row has the column names: Check this box if your Excel tables have column headers.

  • Allow Flat File extraction data: For testing, check this option in case of extraction failure.

  • Password (if required): Enter the password. Use the View icon to view/hide it. Click the lock icon to lock the password.

  • Device: Set it to a Device with direct access to your files.

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