Connect to Teradata Data in RazorSQL

The CData JDBC Driver for Teradata enables standards-based access from third-party tools, from wizards in IDEs to data management and analysis tools. This article shows how to connect to Teradata using wizards in RazorSQL.

Create a JDBC Data Source for Teradata Data

1. Open the RazorSQL application and, in the Connections menu, select Add Connection Profile -> Other -> JDBC.
2. In the Connection Wizard that appears, set the following properties:
   • Driver Location: Set this property to the path to the lib subfolder in the installation directory.
   • Driver Class: Set the driver class to cdata.jdbc.teradata.TeradataDriver.
   • Username: Enter the username. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)
   • Password: Enter the password. (This property can also be set in the JDBC URL.)

   • JDBC URL: Enter connection parameters. The JDBC URL begins with jdbc:teradata: and is followed by a semicolon-separated list of connection properties.

     To connect to Teradata, provide authentication information and specify the database server name.

     • User: Set this to the username of a Teradata user.
     • Password: Set this to the password of the Teradata user.
     • DataSource: Specify the Teradata server name, DBC Name, or TDPID.
     • Port: Specify the port the server is running on.
     • Database: Specify the database name. If not specified, the default database is used.

     Built-in Connection String Designer

     For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Teradata JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

     java -jar cdata.jdbc.teradata.jar
     

     Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

     👁 Using the built-in connection string designer to generate a JDBC URL (Salesforce is shown.)
     

     A typical JDBC URL is the following:

     jdbc:teradata:User=myuser;Password=mypassword;Server=localhost;Database=mydatabase;

Query Teradata Data and Select Tables

After establishing a connection, the wizard will close and the connection will be available in the connections panel. You can then query the tables.