Establish Connectivity to ThoughtSpot

This article describes how to connect to ThoughtSpot in order to load data into Datasets and Reports in Metric Insights.

[Release 6.x]: 'Remote Data Collector' renamed to 'Remote Data Processor'

1. Access Admin > Data Sources

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At the bottom of the screen click [+ New Data Source].

The Select the Type of New Data Source pop-up opens.

2. Select the Type of the New Data Source

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  1. Select "Other" and choose "ThoughtSpot" from the drop-down list
  2. Move to the Next step

3. Required ThoughtSpot Parameters

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  1. Data Source Name: set a name for the data source
  2. Server: define the server protocol (http or https) and a hostname
  3. Username: note that your Username must be in the same format that your ThoughtSpot server uses for authentication 
  4. Password: provide your password credential

4. Advanced Configuration

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  1. Use Remote Data Collector: is set to "no" by default
    • If required, switch to "yes" and add a Remote Data Collector by clicking [+New Remote Collector] 
  2. Generate Object List 
    • automatically: all Reports are going to be fetched by the system
    • manually: Reports may be added one-by-one or via CSV file
  3. Object List Refresh Trigger: from the dropdown, select the Trigger that will be used to fetch data via the ThoughtSpot plugin
  4. Object Selection Method: specify how ThoughtSpot  Reports will be fetched
  5. Optionally, state the maximum number of concurrent Threads to utilize during data and/or image fetch to be used in background processing when the system updates Reports for this Data Source 
    • If you do not specify any value for this setting, batch data collection processing will be single-threaded
  6. Test Connection (this will also Save your data)

5. Other settings

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  1. You can create Datasets directly from the respective tab
  2. Click Permissions to assign permissions to Groups or Power Users