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Set up data connection

Learn how to connect nao to your data sources. This page will guide you through the process of setting up your data connections securely and efficiently.

Why do I have to connect my data?

With your data connection in nao you will be able to:

  • Execute & preview SQL queries
  • Add data context to the tab & agent
  • Have Agent execute queries for you and run data quality checks
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You can only add one data connection to nao. This connection will persist across all folders you open in nao.

BigQuery​

Connection Modes
  • Service Account
  • SSO

You can connect with SSO or service account. If SSO, precise the id of your BQ project.

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Snowflake​

Connection Modes
  • User Password
  • SSO
  • Key Pair

You can connect to snowflake with SSO or user and password. You can decide to only select specific databases or schemas of your data warehouse.

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Postgres​

Connection Modes
  • SSH
  • SSL
  • TLS

Enter the information of your Postgres database to connect. You can connect using SSL, TLS, or SSH. Click "Use SSH tunnel" if you need it to connect.

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Check your data is connected​

Data warehouse bar

To check your data is connected, open the left panel on the data warehouse icon. Here you will see all the tables from your data connection.

When you click on a table, you will be able to preview it directly within nao.

Data preview in nao