Create datasource from scratch

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
api, databases

Research direction

Start with the TSC.DatasourceItem entry point and the server.datasources.publish call shown in the issue, then inspect how tds/tdsx files are currently used. Determine whether publishing can accept only connection details and a table name, and define the supported behavior before considering implementation or tests.

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connectorRequest enhancement question

Hi,

It's not an issue but more a question :).
I would like to create a datasource from scratch using python TSC, with only the following information:

  • table name of the database
  • server name
  • host
  • username
  • password

Do you have any idea?

I would like to avoid the creation of a tds/tdsx file first. Then I have not issue to publish.

new_datasource = TSC.DatasourceItem(project_id,name=datasource_name)
server.datasources.publish(new_datasource, file_path, 'CreateNew',connection_credentials=None)

Thank you,

Mathilde

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