Set Up OCF Connector for PostgreSQL¶

Alation Cloud Service Applies to Alation Cloud Service instances of Alation

Customer Managed Applies to customer-managed instances of Alation

Install the PostgreSQL OCF connector and configure a new data source to start using the connector.

Install the Connector¶

Important

Installation of OCF connectors requires Alation Connector Manager to be installed as a prerequisite.

To install an OCF connector:

If this has not been done on your instance, install the Alation Connector Manager: Install Alation Connector Manager.
Ensure that the OCF connector Zip file that you received from Alation is available on your local machine.
Install the connector on the Connectors Dashboard page using the steps in Manage Connectors.

Note

On Alation Service Cloud instances, Alation Connector Manager is available by default.

Ensure that the OCF connector Zip file that you received from Alation is available on your local machine.
Install the connector on the Connectors Dashboard page using the steps in Manage Connectors.

In Alation, add a new data source:

Log in to Alation as a Server Admin.
Expand the Apps menu on the right of the main toolbar and select Sources.
On the Sources page, click +Add on the top right of the page and in the list that opens, click Data Source. This will open the Add a Data Source wizard.
On the first screen of the wizard, specify a name for your data source, assign additional Data Source Admins, if necessary, and click the Continue Setup button on the bottom. The Add a Data Source screen will open.
On the Add a Data Source screen, the only field you should populate is Database Type. From the Database Type dropdown, select the connector name. After that you will be navigated to the Settings page of your new data source.

Note

Agent-based connectors will have the Agent name appended to the connector name.

The name of this connector is PostgreSQL OCF Connector.