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 Create workspace. Then select PostgreSQL from Type under The connection details. For a complete list of data connections, click Type under The connection details. 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 Next. 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

BYTEA

False

False

False

False

-

BOOLEAN

False

False

False

-

DATE

False

-

TIME

False

-

TIMESTAMP

False

-

INTERVAL

False

True*

True*

True*

-

JSON

True*

False

False

JSON / XML de-identification (Coming soon)

JSONB

True*

False

False

JSON / XML de-identification (Coming soon)

HSTORE

True*

True*

True*

True*

-

UUID

False

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*

-

OID

False

True*

True*

True*

-

BIT VARYING

-

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*

-

MACADDR

False

True*

True*

True*

-

MACADDR8

False

-

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 synthesize, 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.

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