Create a reader account or connection for Snowflake

Last update: February 27, 2025

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In order to access Data Connect data, you must first create a Snowflake reader (or service) account for your organization, then create a new connection for each user or tool that you would like to have access to Data Connect.

After creating a connection, you can find its associated URL and username by clicking on it on the Data Connect page (Main menu > Setup > System > Data Connect) under the Existing Connections tab.

For information on using a newly created connection with an external product, see Establish a connection to Workfront Data Connect.

Access requirements

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You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront plan

Included in the following plans:

  • Ultimate

Workfront Data Connect is not available for legacy Workfront plans.

Adobe Workfront licensePlan
Access level configurationsYou must be a Workfront administrator.

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Create a reader account

You must create a new Snowflake reader account for your organization before you can begin creating connections.

IMPORTANT
This process must be completed only once per organization. If the Create Reader Account button is not present in the location described below, then your reader account has already been created.

To create a reader account:

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Setup.

  2. In the left panel, click System > Data Connect.

  3. Click the Create Reader Account button to begin creating your organization’s reader account. The process is automatic, but may take a few minutes to complete.

  4. Once complete, a dialog window displays explaining that your reader account is now active. Refresh the browser page to gain access to the Create New Connection button.

Reader account created dialog

Create a connection

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Setup.

  2. In the left panel, click System > Data Connect.

  3. Click Create New Connection

  4. In the window that appears, enter a name for your connection in Connection reference description and a username in Connection user, then click Generate Connection.

    Create new connection

  5. A Default password will be generated, as well as a URL where your data can be viewed through Snowflake. You will need to use the password in conjunction with the username you chose to sign in to Snowflake for the first time, so ensure that you keep a record of it as well as the URL. Check the box claiming you have done so, then click Close.

    Default account password

  6. Open Snowflake using a browser to navigate to the URL from the previous step, enter the username you selected and the default password from the previous step, then click Sign in.

  7. After successfully signing in for the first time, you will be prompted to choose a new password. Enter a password of your choice in both the New password and Confirm password fields, then click Submit.

    Reset Snowflake password

  8. You may now use your username and new password to access your Data Connect data lake in Snowflake or the business visualization tool of your choice.