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# Amazon Redshift

An Amazon Redshift connection is used to support exporting/loading data from your Upsolver tables into Redshift. 

## Syntax

```sql
CREATE REDSHIFT CONNECTION <connection_identifier> 
    CONNECTION_STRING = '<connection_string>' 
    USER_NAME = '<user_name>'
    PASSWORD = '<password>' 
    [ MAX_CONCURRENT_CONNECTIONS = <integer> ]
    [ COMMENT = '<comment>' ]
```

#### Jump to

* [`CONNECTION_STRING`](#connection_string-editable)
* [`USER_NAME`](#user_name-editable-with-password)
* [`PASSWORD`](#password-editable-with-user_name)
* [`MAX_CONCURRENT_CONNECTIONS`](#max_concurrent_connections-editable)
* [`COMMENT`](#comment-editable)

## Connection options

#### `CONNECTION_STRING` — editable

Type: `text`

The connection string to use when connecting to the database. The string can be copied directly from Redshift.&#x20;

An IAM can be added to the connection string, allowing you to connect to Redshift without using a password. More information regarding IAM can be found [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/generating-iam-credentials-configure-jdbc-odbc.html).

#### `USER_NAME` — editable

Type: `text`

The user to authenticate to the DB with.

#### `PASSWORD` — editable

Type: `text`

The password to use for authentication. Optional when using IAM-based authentication (please see `CONNECTION_STRING)`.

#### `MAX_CONCURRENT_CONNECTIONS` — editable

Type: `integer`

(Optional) The maximum number of concurrent connections to the DB.&#x20;

Limiting this may reduce the load on the database but could result in longer data latency.

#### `COMMENT` — editable

Type: `text`

(Optional) A description or comment regarding this connection.

## Minimum example

```sql
CREATE REDSHIFT CONNECTION redshift_connection
    CONNECTION_STRING = 'jdbc:redshift://<host_name>:5439/<database_name>'
    USER_NAME = 'your username'
    PASSWORD = 'your password';
```

## Full example

```sql
CREATE REDSHIFT CONNECTION redshift_connection
    CONNECTION_STRING = 'jdbc:redshift://<host_name>:5439/<database_name>'
    USER_NAME = 'your username'
    PASSWORD = 'your password'
    MAX_CONCURRENT_CONNECTIONS = 10
    COMMENT = 'My new Redshift connection';
```


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