Set up a new connection
- From the Home screen, select the Add button under Tables.
- In Datasets, enter Redshift and select the connector from the results.
- Enter a Name that identifies the connection. Under Beacon, specify which beacon you want the connection to go through if you have multiple beacons. Usually, the default works best.
- Under Setup [1 of 4], enter a Hostname and Port number for the connection. Then select Next.
- Enter a Username and Password for your account. Enter the Database from which you want to pull data. Leave this field blank to select the database from a list on the next page. Then select Next.
- Select a Database if you did not specify one on the previous page. Minitab Connect displays a message whether the connection is successful or whether there is an error with the connection. If the connection is successful, select Next.
- Select a database Schema. Then select Save
.
After you save the connection, Connect displays options to import data into a new table. Start at step 4 of the following section for more information on importing data to create a table.
Create a table with data from a connection
- From the Home screen, select the Add button under Tables.
- In Datasets, enter Redshift and select the connector from the results.
- Under Connection, select the Redshift connection that you previously set up. If you have not previously set up a connection, select New Connection and follow the steps in the previous section.
- On the left panel, enter a Name that identifies the table and select a Folder to save the table.
- Under Update Frequency, specify how often you want Connect to update the table. You can import the data one time or have Connect continuously import the data at a set time interval. Connect automatically creates a flow for your import. If you select Once, you can use the flow at a later time to automatically run the import again.
- Under Skip to SQL, select Yes to skip the import options and enter the SQL statement manually. Select No to use the Minitab Connect options to create the SQL statement.
- Under Type of Pull, select whether you want to pull a single table, multiple tables, or all tables.
- Select Next.
- Select the Table that you want to import. Then select Next.
- In Fields, enter text to filter the list. Then select the table fields that you want to import and select Next.
-
Select Add Filter and select the field you want to filter. Next, define the filter. Select an expression and a value.
For example, suppose you want a list of the restaurants that begin with the letter "C". Use the expression, Facility Type, Begins With, C. Select the
button on the last
selection box to open the SQL dialog box for more complicated
filters. - Select Next. Connect displays the SQL statement. Select Save
. If you go to the
Prep Tool and select Run
, Minitab Connect
displays the imported data. Note
If no data appears after you select Run, select Reset Config
.
When you save the import, Connect creates a flow with the settings that you selected. For more
information on how to schedule a flow and add more data processes to clean data, go
to Overview of the Flow Tool
.
Export a file
- Open the Outputs tab of the Flow Tool
.
- Select the plus sign
beside
Export to add a new export. - Under Export, select New Export. If you select One Time Download, Connect downloads the file to your computer and does not create an export.
- Enter a Name for the export.
- Under View, select a saved view of the table. If you select None, Connect exports all the data from the table. For more information on saved views, go to Example of creating a data view.
- Under Delivery, select Connection.
- Under Connection, select the connection that you previously set up.
- The File Type must be CSV and the File Name must match a Redshift table name.
You can specify other options. Select Save to add the export to the list of exports in the Outputs tab. Select
Run
to run the export.
