Creating an Amazon QuickSight data source connection to Snowflake with login credentials - Amazon QuickSight
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Creating an Amazon QuickSight data source connection to Snowflake with login credentials

Use this section to learn how to create a connection between Amazon QuickSight and Snowflake with your Snowflake login credentials. All traffic between QuickSight and Snowflake is enabled by SSL.

To create a connection between Amazon QuickSight and Snowflake
  1. Open the QuickSight console.

  2. From the left navigation pane, choose Datasets, then choose New Dataset.

  3. Choose the Snowflake data source card.

    Choose the Snowflake data source card to create a new dataset with Snowflake.
  4. In the pop up that appears, enter the following information:

    1. For Data source name, enter a descriptive name for your Snowflake data source connection. Because you can create many datasets from a connection to Snowflake, it's bets to keep the name simple.

    2. For Connection type, choose the type of network that you're using. Choose Public network if your data is shared publicly. Choose VPC if your data is located inside a VPC. To configure a VPC connection in Amazon QuickSight, see Configuring the VPC connection in Amazon QuickSight.

    3. For Database server enter the hostname specified in your Snowflake connection details.

  5. For Database name and Warehouse, enter the respective Snowflake database and wearehouse that you want to connect.

  6. For Username and Password, enter your Snowflake credentials.

After you have successfully created a data source connection between your QuickSight and Snowflake accounts, you can begin creating QuickSight datasets that contain Snowflake data.