Glossary

The following table shows the Glossary descriptions:

Term

Description

Authentication

The process of verifying identity by validating a user or role identity using a username and password.

Authorization

Defines the set of actions that an authenticaed role can perform after gaining access to the system.

Catalog

A set of views containing metadata information about objects in a database.

Cluster

A SQream deployment containing several workers running on one or more nodes.

Custom connector

When SQream is integrated with Power BI, used for running direct queries.

Direct query

A Power BI data extraction method that retrieves data from a remote source instead of from a local repository.

Import

A Power BI data extraction method that retrieves data to local repository to be visualized at a later point.

Metadata

SQream’s internal storage containing details about database objects.

Node

A machine used to run SQream workers.

Role

A group or a user. For more information see SQream Studio.

Storage cluster

The directory where SQream stores data.

Worker

A SQream application that responds to statements. Several workers running on one or more nodes form a cluster.