DLI Connection Parameters

Updated on 2025-02-18 GMT+08:00

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**Table 1** DLI connection
Parameter	Mandatory	Description
Data Connection Type	Yes	DLI is selected by default and cannot be changed.
Name	Yes	Name of the data connection to create. Data connection names can contain a maximum of 100 characters. They can contain only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-).
Tag	No	Attribute of the data connection to create. Tags make management easier. NOTE: The tag name can contain only letters, digits, and underscores (_) and cannot start with an underscore (_) or contain more than 100 characters.
Applicable Modules	Yes	Select the modules for which this connection is available. NOTE: When the data migration job feature is enabled, you can select the DataArts Migration module. Then you can select this data connection when creating a data migration job in DataArts Factory. You can use offline processing migration jobs only after apply for the whitelist membership. To use this feature, contact customer service or technical support.
Metadata Collection Scope	No	Databases and data tables whose metadata will be synchronized in real time. If this parameter is not set, all metadata will be synchronized. The value can be in either of the following formats: database_name: databases whose names contain database_name database_name.table_name: databases whose names contain database_name and data tables whose names contain table_name Examples: If you enter datatest, the metadata of the tables in the databases whose names contain datatest will be synchronized in real time. If you enter datatest.table1, metadata of the tables whose names contain table_name in the databases whose names contain datatest will be synchronized in real time.
Basic and Network Connectivity Configuration
Project ID	No	This parameter is displayed when DataArts Migration is selected for Applicable Modules. Project ID in the region where DLI resides A project is a group of tenant resources, and an account ID corresponds to the current account. The IAM ID corresponds to the current user. You can view the project IDs, account IDs, and user IDs in different regions on the corresponding pages. Register with and log in to the management console. Hover the cursor on the username in the upper right corner and select My Credentials from the drop-down list. On the API Credentials page, obtain the account name, account ID, IAM username, and IAM user ID, and obtain the project and its ID from the project list.