Create a share

A share must be established between CONNECT data services and Databricks before you can create a virtual table.

Before you begin, get the Databricks sharing identifier for the metastore with which you want to create a share.

To create a share, perform the following steps:

1. In the left pane, select Analytics > Virtual Tables.

2. Select the Shares tab.

3. Select Create share.

4. Give your share a name in the Name box.

   Names may only contain upper and lower-case letters, numbers, and underscores. Incorrectly formatted share names will cause the virtual table assignment to fail.

5. Copy your Databricks sharing identifier from your Databricks instance and paste it into the Sharing identifier box.

   The Databricks sharing identifier is in a <provider>:<region>:<metastoreid> format such as azure:westus:f12dcb34-5678-9d4c-1234-c5ac67f8b90a.

6. Select Create.