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Data source name not found and no default driver specified

radhadevi_majeti
6 - Meteoroid

I'm trying to connect to Teradata Database, and getting connection error - Data source name not found and no default driver specified even after all the required details specified correctly.

 

 

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BrandonB
Alteryx
Alteryx

Is this happening on your Alteryx Server? This normally happens when the Alteryx Server does not have the data source set up: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Knowledge-Base/Error-Data-source-name-not-found-an...

BrandonB
Alteryx
Alteryx

If this is happening on your local machine and you are opening up a workflow that someone else built, you need to have a DSN named exactly the same, or reconfigure the Input Data tool. 

radhadevi_majeti
6 - Meteoroid

Yes, its happening in my local machine and its a new workflow that I'm working on. I verified the DSN name and its looking good too.

BrandonB
Alteryx
Alteryx

Can you send a screenshot of the workflow and configuration window? 

BrandonB
Alteryx
Alteryx

Did you pick your data source after configuring it in the ODBC connection manager? 

 

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radhadevi_majeti
6 - Meteoroid

After I created a data source as shown above, its working now. Thank you!

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