Manage the PostgreSQL Connector

Describes the PostgreSQL connector.

The Self-Service Analytics PostgreSQL connector lets you access the data available in the PostgreSQL query engine using the Self-Service Analytics client. The Self-Service Analytics PostgreSQL connector supports PostgreSQL versions 9.6 through 17.4.

Before you can establish a connection from Self-Service Analytics to PostgreSQL storage, a connector server needs to be installed and configured. See Manage Connectors and Connector Servers for general instructions and Connect to PostgreSQL for details specific to the PostgreSQL connector.

After setting up the connector, create data sources that specify the necessary connection information and identify the data you want to use. See Create and Manage Data Sources for more information. After you set up your data sources, create dashboards, self service reports, and visuals from the data in these data sources.

Feature Support

Connector support for specific features is shown in the following table.

Key: Y - Supported; N - Not Supported; N/A - not applicable

Feature	Supported?
Admin-Defined Functions	Y
Box Plots	Y
Custom SQL Queries	Y
Derived Fields (Row-Level Expressions)	Y
Distinct Counts	Y
Fast Distinct Values	N/A
Group By Multiple Fields	Y
Group By Time	Y
Group By UNIX Time	Y
Histogram Floating Point Values	Y
Histograms	Y
Kerberos Authentication	N
Last Value	Y
Live Mode and Playback	Y
Multivalued Fields	N/A
Nested Fields	N/A
Partitions	N
Pushdown Joins for Fusion Data Sources	Y
Schemas	Y
Text Search	N/A
TLS	Y
User Delegation	N
Wildcard Filters	Y
Wildcard Filters, Case-Insensitive Mode	Y
Wildcard Filters, Case-Sensitive Mode	Y

Connect to PostgreSQL

When establishing a connection to PostgreSQL, you must provide the following.

• Specify the connection name and JDBC URL. The JDBC URL format for PostgreSQL database being connected:

  jdbc:postgresql://POSTGRESQLHOST:PORT/DATABASE_NAME
  

• If authentication has been set up, provide the User Name and Password.