PostgreSQL

Source and Destination Databases

Before you begin

Before you begin, gather this connection information:

• Name of the server that hosts the database you want to connect to

• Database name

• User name and password

• Are you connecting to an SSL server?

Connect and set up the workspace

Launch Syntho and select Connect to a database, or under Create workspace, select PostgreSQL. For a complete list of data connections, select More under From database. Then do the following:

1. Enter the name of the server that hosts the database that you want to connect to.

2. Enter the database name to connect to the contained database.

3. Enter the port number.

4. Enter user name and password.

   Select the Require SSL check box when connecting to an SSL server.

5. Select Create Workspace. If Syntho can't make the connection, verify that your credentials are correct. If you still can't connect, your computer is having trouble locating the server. Contact your network administrator or database administrator.

Considerations & limitations

• For JSON and XML columns, turn off validation in target and/or enable ALTER permission for user.

Supported data types

This table outlines the support and limitations for various data types in PostgreSQL when using connectors. It indicates what's supported per generator type, and if any additional processing is performed by Syntho to successfully generate and write the data.

Data type	AI-powered generation	Mockers	Mask	Calculated columns	Other
SMALLINT	True	True	True	True	-
INTEGER	True	True	True	True	-
BIGINT	True	True	True	True	-
DECIMAL	True	True	True	True	-
NUMERIC	True	True	True	True	-
REAL	True	True	True	True	-
DOUBLE	True	True	True	True	-
CHAR	True	True	True	True	-
VARCHAR	True	True	True	True	-
TEXT	True	True	True	True	-
BYTEA	False	False	False	False	-
BOOLEAN	False	True	False	False	-
DATE	True	True	True	False	-
TIME	True	True	True	False	-
TIMESTAMP	True	True	True	False	-
INTERVAL	False	True*	True*	True*	-
JSON	True*	True	False	False	JSON / XML de-identification (Coming soon)
JSONB	True*	True	False	False	JSON / XML de-identification (Coming soon)
HSTORE	True*	True*	True*	True*	-
UUID	False	True	True	False	-
INET	False	True*	True*	True*	-
CIDR	False	True*	True*	True*	-
TSVECTOR	True*	True*	True*	True*	-
TSQUERY	True*	True*	True*	True*	-
POINT	False	True*	True*	True*	-
LSEG	False	True*	True*	True*	-
BOX	False	True*	True*	True*	-
PATH	False	True*	True*	True*	-
POLYGON	False	True*	True*	True*	-
LINE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
CIRCLE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
MONEY	True	True	True	True	-
OID	False	True*	True*	True*	-
BIT	True	True	True	True	-
BIT VARYING	True	True	True	True	-
ENUM	False	False	False	False	-
TSRANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
TSTZRANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
NUMRANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
INT4RANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
INT8RANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
INT4MULTIRANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
INT8MULTIRANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-
XML	False	False	False	False	JSON / XML de-identification (Coming soon)(Content may be <blank>blank</blank> if no rule applies.)
ARRAY INT	True*	True*	True*	True*	-
ARRAY VARCHAR	True*	True*	True*	True*	-
FLOAT	True	True	True	True	-
MACADDR	False	True*	True*	True*	-
MACADDR8	False	True	True	True	-
REGCONFIG	True*	True*	True*	True*	-
REGCLASS	False	True*	True*	True*	-
DATERANGE	False	True*	True*	True*	-

*Some data types are not actively supported; however, certain generators such as AI-powered generation, mask, mockers, or calculated columns may still show 'True' for these fields. This means the generators can be applied, even though the types are not actively supported. Duplication is fully supported for these data types.