Google BigQuery
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BigQuery is Google's fully managed data warehouse for petabyte analytics.
Prerequisites
Having the Avro Plugin Installed
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In order to use the Google BigQuery connector make sure you have the plug-in 'Avro' installed.
Configuring Google BigQuery as a Connection
In order to import from Google BigQuery, you must first create a connection.
- Click the "+" button and select "Connection" or right-click in the browser and select "Create New" → "Connection". The "New Connection" tab appears in the menu bar.
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- Select "Google BigQuery" from the drop-down and confirm with "Next". The tab 'Connection Details' is opened.
- Select "Import/Export" from the drop-down 'Connection usage'.
- Select "IAM Authentication" from the drop-down 'Select authentication method'.
INFO: 'IAM Authentication' is the default authentication mode. No further information is necessary because it is set up in Google Cloud console.
- Enter the dataset for data import.
- Enter the Google Cloud Storage URL for data export to BigQuery and confirm with "Next". The tab 'Save' opens.
INFO: The bucket name must contain only lowercase letters, numbers, dashes, underscores and dots. Spaces are not allowed.
- If needed, enter a description for your connection, and confirm with "Save". The dialog "Save Connection" opens.
- Select the folder you want to save the connection in, name the connection and confirm with "Save". The connection is saved. Configuring the connection is finished.
