Toad allows you to create a native Snowflake connection, which provides you with a full-featured Object Explorer, Query Builder and SQL Editor.
Note: You must have a Snowflake ODBC driver 2.24.2 (or later) installed before a native connection is created.
To install the Snowflake ODBC Driver
Download and install the ODBC Driver from the Snowflake Web site.
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Enter the connection information in the Create New Connection dialog. Review the following for additional information:
Review the following for additional information:
| General Tab | Description |
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Host |
Enter the name of the server hosting the database to which you want to connect. |
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Authentication |
There are five types of authentication that you can use to connect to Snowflake in Toad. The required Login fields will change according to the type of authentication you select. All the authenticators are located in a dropdown list:
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User |
Enter the username for your Snowflake account |
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Password |
Enter the password for your Snowflake account |
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Token |
Enter your authentication token (Only visible when connecting via OAuth) |
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Private key path |
Enter your Private key (Only visible when connecting via Key pair) |
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Passphrase |
Passphrase is required only if the keys are encrypted (Only visible when connecting via Key pair) |
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Port |
The default port number for Snowflake is 443 |
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Optional |
A connection can be made without providing this information |
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Role |
Enter the user role that you would like to connect to |
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Warehouse |
Enter the name of the Warehouse you would like to connect to |
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Database |
Enter the name of the Database(s) you would like to connect to |
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Schema |
Enter the name of the Schema(s) you would like to connect to |
Click Connect to save the connection and immediately connect to the database.
or
Click Save to save the connection without connecting to the database.
When using SSO or MFA, there is a way to maintain continuous and secure connectivity without needing to enter login credentials for each connection attempt to Snowflake (as well as to prevent additional browser loading whenever a new module is started in Toad Data Point). To achieve this, check whether the correct parameters have been set in your account by executing the query below in your Snowflake cloud interface:
SHOW PARAMETERS IN ACCOUNT;
The output that will secure login credentials caching will have these values:
For SSO
allow_id_token = true;
For MFA
allow_client_mfa_caching = true;
If these values are set to false, then the following queries need to be executed:
For SSO:
ALTER ACCOUNT
SET allow_id_token = true;
For MFA:
ALTER ACCOUNT
SET allow_client_mfa_caching = true;
Note: If a Role or Warehouse isn’t chosen, the default settings from the Snowflake User account will be applied (it is considered best practice that a user sets a default Role and a default Warehouse in their Snowflake user account).
Tip: It is strongly advised to use only the Snowflake user account authentication or Key Pair authentication when creating Automation scripts to avoid unnecessary workflow interruptions.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
Troubleshoot SQL Server® Issues
You can create a new connection, or connect to an existing connection from the Create New Connection window. See Troubleshoot SQL Server® Issues for more information about troubleshooting connection issues.
Note: For SQL Azure connections:
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Select Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft SQL Azure from the Group list box.
Review the following for additional information:
| Login Tab | Description |
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Server name |
Enter the name of the server to use when connecting. Click Notes:
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Authentication |
Select the type of authentication to use for this connection.
Note: You cannot create a SQL Azure connection using Windows Authentication. |
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Password |
Enter the password to use when connecting. Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security. |
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Application ID |
Enter the application ID located in App registrations in Azure Active Directory. (This is a mandatory field when connecting to Microsoft SQL Azure via MFA.) |
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Redirect URI |
Enter the appropriate redirect URI.(This is an optional field when connecting to Microsoft SQL Auzre via MFA which can be left empty unless you have specific requirements for configuring the Redirect URI.) |
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Category |
Select or create a category if you want to color code Editor tabs for a specific connection. This can help differentiate between development and production databases. You can also set an option to color code the Object Explorer pane and object editor windows (Create, Alter, Drop, etc.). Click here to view a video of this feature. |
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Encrypt connection |
Select this option to enable encryption for the current connection provided that the certificate has been already installed on the server. |
| Advanced Tab | Description |
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Network protocol |
Select one of the following:
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Parameter Name/Value |
You can add parameters to the connection. Toad includes the Application Name parameter with value Toad Data Point by default. |
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OBDC driver |
Select an ODBC driver to use for this connection when creating cross-connection queries. Tip: You can specify the ODBC driver to use for all connections for this database provider in Tools | Options | Database | SQL Server. |
Click Connect to save the connection and immediately connect to the database.
or
Click Save to save the connection without connecting to the database.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
To import connections (including Central Management Server connections)
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Specify the location where the connections currently reside.
Note: Review the following for additional information on CMS connections:
Troubleshoot SQL Server® Issues
To create this type of connection to Microsoft SQL Azure, Active Directory Universal with MFA needs to be selected from the Authentication field dropdown.
The next step is to enter a user name which has been configured for multi-factor authentication and put in the appropriate App ID. After filling out the required information, click on Connect.
The step that follows will enable you to select a user from the list or add another one by clicking on Use another account.
After that, you will be prompted to enter your credentials and depending on the type of authentication that the account has been configured with, you will undergo an additional authentication step, such as the one in the image below.
After completing the final authentication step, a successful connection to Microsoft SQL Azure will be made.
Publishing Snapshots, Views, Automation scripts, and Workbooks to Toad Intelligence Central cannot be performed when using Active Directory Universal with MFA type of authentication.
Toad allows you to connect to SharePoint via OData service to view and query SharePoint lists as tables. Toad supports SharePoint 2010 and 2013. You can also create a connection to SharePoint Online.
After creating a connection, see About SharePoint Data Sources for more information.
Note: This feature is available in the Toad Data Point Professional Edition only.
To create a SharePoint connection
on the Connections toolbar (ALT+F+N).
Enter the connection information in the Create New Connection dialog. Review the following for additional information:
| URL |
Enter the full URL address to the SharePoint OData service endpoint for the SharePoint site to which you want to connect. The URL address should have the following format: http://<servername>/_vti_bin/listdata.svc |
| Authentication |
Select the type of authentication to use for this connection. Toad offers two options:
The required login fields will be enabled or disabled according to the authentication type that is chosen. |
| Username |
For SharePoint—Enter your Windows user name to use when connecting to this SharePoint site. For SharePoint Online—Enter the user name to use when connecting to this instance of SharePoint Online. |
| Password |
Enter the password to use when connecting. Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security. |
| SharePoint Online | Select this option if creating a connection to a SharePoint Online instance. |
| Category | (Optional) Select an existing category or create a new one. |
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Note: In NoSQL and Business Intelligence connections, Toad automatically saves the password in the connections.xml file as obfuscated text, as well as in Toad. To add additional password security, use Toad's Master Password feature. | |
Tips:
To create this type of connection to SharePoint, Active Directory Universal with MFA needs to be selected from the Authentication field dropdown.
The next step is to enter a user name which has been configured for multi-factor authentication and click on Connect.
Toad Authentication Window will appear allowing you to select either Windows Authentication or AzureADTrust for the type of credentials which will be used for the connection.
The step that follows will enable you to select a user from the list or add another one by clicking on Use another account.
After that, you will be prompted to enter your credentials and depending on the type of authentication that the account has been configured with, you will undergo an additional authentication step, such as the one in the image below.
After completing the final authentication step, a successful connection to SharePoint will be made.
Publishing Snapshots, Views, Automation scripts, and Workbooks to Toad Intelligence Central cannot be performed when using Active Directory Universal with MFA type of authentication.
Setting a default SharePoint connection in Tools|Options|Environment is currently available only for Basic Authentication
Review this topic to learn about open database connections in Toad.
For information about switching the current connection in Toad, see Switching Connections in Toad.
In Toad, an open connection in the Connection/Navigation Manager represents one or more actual connections to the database
Toad also creates a separate database connection for each Editor (the first time you execute a statement) and for each Data tab in the Database Explorer (the first time you select the tab and query data).
The connection associated with the window (or tab) remains open until you close the window. If a window has an associated connection, but a statement is not currently executing, the connection is in an inactive state.
To view information for an open connection
To view the number of actual database connections that exist for a Toad connection, including the number of active connections, place the cursor over the connection in the Connection/Navigation Manager pane or in the connection drop-down list.
To use the Background Processes pane
To cancel statement execution, use the Background Processes pane.
Note: It is recommended that you cancel only your own processes, because terminating Toad activities could cause unexpected behavior.
You can instruct Toad to share an open connection among windows. In this way, the Editor windows and Data tabs can share the same connection when the connection is inactive.
To share a database connection among windows in Toad
Clear the checkbox for the Use individual connection for each open editor option.
When this option is not selected, Toad attempts to use a single connection for any new windows or query execution. For example, if you share a database connection, you can execute a query in the Editor, execute another query in a new Editor, and then select the Data tab from the same connection.
If the single connection is in use when Toad attempts to execute it, the following occurs:
Note: Although you can share a database connection, any commits apply to the selected window only.
to display any servers running SQL Server that are currently active on the network.