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Introduction

Qobra can connect to PostgreSQL by two means:
  • username / password credentials.
  • service account (only available for Google Cloud Platform)
The integration is used to synchronize exposed tables, their columns and their content. This integration is readonly and does not write anything in your PostgreSQL database.

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Setup via SQL user

  1. Create an account to setup the Qobra connection, ensuring the principle of least privilege. This means the account needs to have read only access, on table that need to be synchronized with Qobra. You’ll find Postgre’s documentation regarding User, role, & privilege commands here. Once your account is created, make sure you keep its username and password for later steps.
  2. Whitelist Qobra’s IP: 13.39.2.144
  3. You’ll then be able to fill in connection modal in app:
    • Username: PostgreSQL account username
    • Password: PostgreSQL account password
    • Host: PostgreSQL account’s unique URL
    • Port: by default 5432
    • Database: PostgresSQL database
    PostgreSQL setup via SQL user

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Setup via service account

  1. Create a service account from your google account, it should look something like this:
{
 "type": "service_account",
 "project_id": "project-id",
 "private_key_id": "key-id",
 "private_key": " - - -BEGIN PRIVATE KEY - - -\nprivate-key\n - - -END PRIVATE KEY - - -\n",
 "client_email": "service-account-email",
 "client_id": "client-id",
 "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
 "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
 "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
 "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/service-account-email"
}
  1. You’ll then be able to fill in connection modal in app:
    • Username: PostgreSQL account username
    • Password: PostgreSQL account password
    • Service account: PostgreSQL account’s unique URL
    • Instance: PostgresSQL instance
    • Database: PostgresSQL database
    PostgreSQL setup via service account

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Table requirements

To synchronize a file to Qobra, it must meet requirements:
  • the file contains a unique identifier column
  • the file contains a name column
  • the user values contained in the file must be emails by default, but it can be changed in app at table creation

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Total synchronization

This integrations does total synchronization, meaning the whole document will be synced at every refresh.

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Refresh schedule

You can edit this integration synchronization periods in application, to better suit your needs. Refresh schedule setup in Qobra

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Supported types

You’ll find below the fields types supported by the Qobra integration, and their mapping to Qobra types.
Postgres typeQobra type
TEXTstring, picklist, multipicklist, user
CHARACTERstring, picklist, multipicklist, user
CHARACTER VARYINGstring, picklist, multipicklist, user
DATEdate
TIMESTAMP WITHOUT TIME ZONEdate
TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONEdate
INTEGERnumber, amount, percentage, user
SMALLINTnumber, amount, percentage, user
BIGINTnumber, amount, percentage, user
DOUBLE PRECISIONnumber, amount, percentage
NUMERICnumber, amount, percentage
FLOATnumber, amount, percentage
REALnumber, amount, percentage
MONEYamount
BOOLEANbool
BITstring
BIT VARYINGstring

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Custom querying

With this integration, you can apply a custom query to your table synchronization, to avoid synchronizing too much information, consequently making synchronization quicker. Custom queries are based on SQL where conditions. For instance, you could add as a custom query StageName = 'Closed Won’ to filter your Opportunity object. Contact support for more information.