SQL Runner

Explore your data warehouse using the SQL Runner. This feature allows you to preview sql queries and subsequently create worksheets and Datasets directly from SQL. 

Summary of Content

Requirements
Creating a Worksheet or Dataset
Formatting your SQL
Query History
Viewing Multiple Tables
Keyboard Shortcuts

Requirements

• To run SQL against a connection, you must have permission to access your data at the connection level. Learn more.
  The SQL Runner will only appear if you have connection level access to at least one connection in your organization.

Creating a Worksheet or Dataset from SQL

1. Click the + button in the left side navigation panel to open the Create New / Explore Data menu. 
2. Select Write SQL.
   
3. Select your connection from the dropdown menu.
4. The data tree on the left side of the page will allow you to explore your data.
   You may choose to click on any table to preview its data.
   
   
5. To write SQL, begin typing keywords into the text box in the top half of the screen. Sigma will automatically provide a list of autocomplete options to guide you.
   
6. To run your SQL query, click the blue Run button.
   Keyboard shortcuts: CTRL-Enter on a PC or CMD-Enter on a Mac.
7. The Save as Dataset and Create Worksheet buttons are available at the top of your screen.
   
   

Formatting your SQL

Use the format SQL icon button to quickly format long blocks of SQL text.

Query History

When you are using the SQL runner, you will have access to a history of the queries you've recently run against your current connection. To access this history, click the ‘History’ tab in the left hand panel.

Viewing Multiple Tables

When writing your query, you can still use the left hand menu to explore data tables. You can switch between the Table Preview and SQL results, letting you preview what columns you may want to use when joining data tables.

Keyboard Shortcuts

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