Dialect

Version 4.0.25.10 (latest)
Datatype
Description
(object)
object
name
string
The name of the dialect
label
string
The human-readable label of the connection
supports_cost_estimate
boolean
Whether the dialect supports query cost estimates
cost_estimate_style
string
How the dialect handles cost estimation
persistent_table_indexes
string
PDT index columns
persistent_table_sortkeys
string
PDT sortkey columns
persistent_table_distkey
string
PDT distkey column
supports_streaming
boolean
Supports streaming results
automatically_run_sql_runner_snippets
boolean
Should SQL Runner snippets automatically be run
connection_tests
string[]
supports_inducer
boolean
Is supported with the inducer (i.e. generate from sql)
supports_multiple_databases
boolean
Can multiple databases be accessed from a connection using this dialect
supports_persistent_derived_tables
boolean
Whether the dialect supports allowing Looker to build persistent derived tables
has_ssl_support
boolean
Does the database have client SSL support settable through the JDBC string explicitly?