Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. As a development environment in Paradime, SQL Server enables dbt™️ development from Paradime's Code IDE.

IP RESTRICTIONS

Make sure to allow traffic from one of the Paradime IPs in your firewall depending on the data location selected.

👉 See also: Paradime IP addresses.

Setup Instructions

1. Click the gear Icon (⚙️) on the top right of the Paradime interface to access Account Settings

2. In the left sidebar, click "Connections"

3. Click "Add New" next to the Code IDE section

4. Select "SQL Server"

5. In the Profile Configuration field, add at least these required parameters. For additional configuration options, see the Profile Fields Reference section.

driver: 'ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server'     # ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server
server: sql.company.com                     # Hostname or IP address
port: 1433                                  # Default: 1433
database: analytics_db                      # Name of the database
user: sql_user                              # SQL Server username
password: your_password                     # SQL Server password

After adding the configuration, ensure it's properly formatted using a YAML formatter like YAML Formatter.

1. Provide a dbt™ Profile Name (This should match with the profile name set in your dbt_project.yml).

2. In the Target field, enter "dev". This is the default target your dbt project will use for development work.

3. The "Schema" field is pre-configured, but you can change it to specify the schema where dbt will build objects.

4. The "Threads" value is pre-configured to 1, but you can adjust this number to specify how many parallel operations your dbt project can run.

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Example Profile Configuration

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Profile Fields Reference

Field	Description	Example	Default Value	Required
driver	OBDC driver	ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server	ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server	✅
server	Server hostname or IP	sql.company.com	None	✅
port	Server port number	1433	1433	✅
database	Database name	analytics_db	None	✅
schema	Schema name. This is configured in the UI "Schema" field	dbo	None	✅
user	Authentication username	sql_user	None	✅
password	Authentication password	your_password	None	✅
retries	Number of query retry attempts	3	1	❌
encrypt	Enable connection encryption	true	true	❌
trust_cert	Trust server certificate	false	false	❌
login_timeout	Connection timeout in seconds	10	0	❌
query_timeout	Query timeout in seconds	300	0	❌
schema_authorization	Schema owner principal	db_owner	None	❌