Flat File
DLH.io documentation for Flat File
Flat files such as txt, csv, and standard Excel (xls, xlsx) formats are not going to disappear. We still love them and so do you. On the occasion use DLH.io to upload and synchronization of files into your cloud data warehouse destination of choice.
DLH.io provides this connector as a direct way to work with data files as a source to be loaded into several destinations of your choice.
Pre-Requisities:
- Access to your files in order to be uploaded and processed
Key Details:
- Maximum file size: 20MB
Setup Instructions
Follow the setup steps guide for configuring your Flat File connection to enable data to flow into your destination via DLH.
Supported Features
Here are key features supported for this connector.
| Sync Feature | Supported | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Data and Development | ✓ | Ability to enhance connector upon request |
| Historical Re-Load/Load | ✓ | |
| Incremental/Delta Load | ✓ | Gets most recent records and changes |
| Column Selection | ✓ | |
| Column Hashing | ✓ | |
| Re-Sync Table/Entity | ✓ | Select at the table level to reload data history (on next Sync Bridge run) |
| Custom Queries | Utilizing SQL Data Query Connector | |
| Custom Data | ||
| Captures Deleted Rows | ✓ | On all supported tables |
| API Sync Bridge Initiation | ✓ | |
| Priority Scheduling | ✓ | |
| Private VPC/Link | ☂ | |
| DLH Data Model Available | - |
If you have any questions about these supported features please reach out to our Customer Support team.
Details on Sync Processing
For this connector, we believe the sync processing is straightforward. We've provided a number of details, steps, and other guidance here and in the setup steps guide. Be sure to also check the change log and notes page from time to time for any changes.
Control Each Column Data Type
SQL Transformations allow logic to be executed against a target connection based on a scheduled frequency or triggered event of new data on tables updated via DLH.io (DLH.io). This especially helps when you want to control the data type set in your Target Connection since all columns are set as VARCHAR(16777216).
Issue Handling
If any issues occur with the authorization simply return to the sources page in DLH.io, edit the source details and click the Save & Test or Authorize Your Account or Re-Authorize Account button to confirm connectivity. If any issues persist please contact our support team via the DLH.io Support Portal.