How to load data from Smartsheets to Snowflake destination

Learn how to use Airbyte to synchronize your Smartsheets data into Snowflake destination within minutes.

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Set up a Smartsheets connector in Airbyte

Connect to Smartsheets or one of 400+ pre-built or 10,000+ custom connectors through simple account authentication.

Set up Snowflake destination for your extracted Smartsheets data

Select Snowflake destination where you want to import data from your Smartsheets source to. You can also choose other cloud data warehouses, databases, data lakes, vector databases, or any other supported Airbyte destinations.

Configure the Smartsheets to Snowflake destination in Airbyte

This includes selecting the data you want to extract - streams and columns -, the sync frequency, where in the destination you want that data to be loaded.

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How to Sync Smartsheets to Snowflake destination Manually

First, log in to your Smartsheet account and open the sheet you want to export. Use the "File" menu to select "Export" and choose the CSV format. This will download your sheet as a CSV file, which can be easily manipulated and imported into Snowflake.

Review the exported CSV file to ensure data integrity. Check for any formatting issues, missing values, or inconsistencies. Make adjustments if necessary to ensure the data is clean and ready for import. Save the file in a known directory on your local system.

Log in to your Snowflake account and navigate to the worksheet area. Use the SQL editor to create a table that matches the structure of your CSV data. Define the table schema accurately to include column names and data types that correspond to the data in your CSV file.

Example SQL:
```sql
CREATE TABLE my_table (
column1 VARCHAR,
column2 NUMBER,
column3 DATE
);
```

Use the Snowflake UI or SnowSQL command-line tool to upload your CSV file to a Snowflake stage. If using SnowSQL, execute the following command to upload your file to a named stage:

```bash
PUT file://path/to/your/file.csv @my_stage;
```

Ensure you replace `path/to/your/file.csv` with the actual path to your CSV file and `my_stage` with the name of your stage.

Once the file is staged, use the `COPY INTO` command in the Snowflake SQL editor to load the data from the stage into your table. You may need to specify file format options to match your CSV file's characteristics.

Example SQL:
```sql
COPY INTO my_table
FROM @my_stage/file.csv
FILE_FORMAT = (TYPE = 'CSV', FIELD_OPTIONALLY_ENCLOSED_BY = '"');
```

After copying the data, run a simple `SELECT` query on your Snowflake table to ensure that the data has been imported correctly. Check for data integrity, correct data types, and that the number of records matches your expectations.

Example SQL:
```sql
SELECT FROM my_table LIMIT 10;
```

Once you have verified that the data is correctly loaded, remove the CSV file from the Snowflake stage to save storage space. You can also apply any necessary optimization techniques, such as creating indexes or clustering keys, to improve query performance on your newly imported data.

Example SQL:
```sql
REMOVE @my_stage/file.csv;
```

By following these steps, you can successfully move data from Smartsheet to Snowflake without relying on third-party tools.

How to Sync Smartsheets to Snowflake destination Manually - Method 2:

FAQs

ETL, an acronym for Extract, Transform, Load, is a vital data integration process. It involves extracting data from diverse sources, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into a database, data warehouse or data lake. This process enables meaningful data analysis, enhancing business intelligence.

A cloud-based management platform, Smartsheet empowers businesses to accomplish all things business. Smartsheet drives collaboration, supports better decision making, and accelerates innovation, enabling businesses to advance from ideation to impact in record time. Chosen by more than 70,000 brands in 190 different countries, Smartsheet simply makes business smarter—and simpler, since it integrates seamlessly with applications businesses already use from Google, Atlassian, Salesforce, Microsoft, and more.

Smartsheet's API provides access to a wide range of data types, including:

1. Sheets: Access to all sheets within a Smartsheet account, including their metadata and contents.
2. Rows: Access to individual rows within a sheet, including their metadata and contents.
3. Columns: Access to individual columns within a sheet, including their metadata and contents.
4. Cells: Access to individual cells within a sheet, including their metadata and contents.
5. Attachments: Access to all attachments associated with a sheet, row, or cell.
6. Comments: Access to all comments associated with a sheet, row, or cell.
7. Users: Access to information about users within a Smartsheet account, including their metadata and permissions.
8. Groups: Access to information about groups within a Smartsheet account, including their metadata and membership.
9. Reports: Access to all reports within a Smartsheet account, including their metadata and contents.
10. Templates: Access to all templates within a Smartsheet account, including their metadata and contents.  

Overall, Smartsheet's API provides a comprehensive set of tools for accessing and manipulating data within a Smartsheet account, making it a powerful tool for developers and businesses looking to integrate Smartsheet into their workflows.

This can be done by building a data pipeline manually, usually a Python script (you can leverage a tool as Apache Airflow for this). This process can take more than a full week of development. Or it can be done in minutes on Airbyte in three easy steps: 
1. Set up Smartsheets to Snowflake Data Cloud as a source connector (using Auth, or usually an API key)
2. Choose a destination (more than 50 available destination databases, data warehouses or lakes) to sync data too and set it up as a destination connector
3. Define which data you want to transfer from Smartsheets to Snowflake Data Cloud and how frequently
You can choose to self-host the pipeline using Airbyte Open Source or have it managed for you with Airbyte Cloud. 

ELT, standing for Extract, Load, Transform, is a modern take on the traditional ETL data integration process. In ELT, data is first extracted from various sources, loaded directly into a data warehouse, and then transformed. This approach enhances data processing speed, analytical flexibility and autonomy.

ETL and ELT are critical data integration strategies with key differences. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) transforms data before loading, ideal for structured data. In contrast, ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) loads data before transformation, perfect for processing large, diverse data sets in modern data warehouses. ELT is becoming the new standard as it offers a lot more flexibility and autonomy to data analysts.

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