Connect Amazon Redshift with Bold Data Hub

The Amazon Redshift connector in Bold Data Hub loads data from Amazon Redshift into a Bold Reports^® data source. Amazon Redshift is a cloud-based data warehouse from AWS that uses SQL to analyze large datasets. It’s known for fast query performance, easy scalability, and deep integration with other AWS services. Redshift is widely used for reporting, analytics, and big data processing.

Connection Properties

The Amazon Redshift connector in Bold Data Hub reads the following properties from the config section of a YAML file:

 connectorname: RedShift
 schemaname: <>
 host: <>
 port: <>
 username: <>
 database: <>
 password: <>

Example Configuration

The following Bold Data Hub YAML template shows a complete Amazon Redshift extractor configuration:

version: 1.0.1
destination:
plugins:
  extractors:
    - name: RedShift
      connectorname: RedShift
      schemaname: public
      config:
        host: hostname
        port: 5439
        username: user
        database: database
        password: password
      select:
        - tablename

How do I connect Amazon Redshift in Bold Data Hub?

You connect Amazon Redshift by creating a pipeline in Bold Data Hub and adding the Amazon Redshift template to it.

Click the Data Hub icon on the Navigation Pane.
Click Add Pipeline and enter a name for the new pipeline.
Select the newly created pipeline and add the Amazon Redshift template.
Update the details required in the template, using the configuration parameters below.
Click Save and choose the destination to save the pipeline.

Creating a pipeline in Bold Data Hub automatically creates a data source in Bold Reports^®. The Bold Reports^® data source is a live data source to the destination database used in Bold Data Hub.

Configuration Parameters

The Amazon Redshift template in Bold Data Hub uses these parameters:

Parameters	Description
Host:	Specify the hostname of the Amazon Redshift server.
Port:	Specify the port number of the Amazon Redshift server (default is 5439).
Username:	Provide the username to authenticate with the Amazon Redshift server.
Password:	Provide the password to authenticate with the Amazon Redshift server.
Database:	Specify the name of the Amazon Redshift database from which data will be extracted.
Schema Name:	Specify the Schema name for connecting to Amazon Redshift.
Select:	Tablename(s): Specify the table name list to load tables from the Amazon Redshift server.

How do I schedule the Amazon Redshift pipeline?

You schedule the Amazon Redshift pipeline in Bold Data Hub from the schedules tab, or you run it on demand.

To configure interval-based scheduling, click the schedules tab, select the created pipeline, click the schedule icon, and configure the schedule.
For an on-demand refresh, click the Run Now button.
Check the schedule history with the history option and the logs.
Click Logs to see whether the run is completed and the data source is created in Bold Reports^®.
Click the Edit DataSource option to view the created tables.