Datashare connects your Unqork modules to Snowflake, making submission data available for reporting and analytics in a compatible BI tool. It replaces the MongoDB BI Connector, which reaches end-of-life on September 1, 2026. Existing BI Connector customers must migrate by August 20, 2026. Unqork handles all setup—submit a Support ticket to begin.
How Datashare Works
Datashare uses Snowflake Secure Data Sharing to give your Snowflake account read-only access to your Unqork module data. No data is copied—Snowflake's sharing mechanism grants access through its services layer, so shared data does not occupy storage in your Snowflake account.
Unqork syncs data to Snowflake on a fixed one-hour cadence. This introduces a maximum data latency of one hour, a change from the real-time behavior of the MongoDB BI Connector. For most reporting and analytics use cases, this latency is acceptable.
Shared data is read-only. You can query and analyze it in Snowflake, but cannot modify it.
Connection Options
Datashare supports two connection options, depending on whether you have an existing Snowflake account.
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Unqork-Managed Reader Account | Unqork provisions and manages a Snowflake Reader Account on your behalf. Use this option if you do not have an existing Snowflake account. A Reader Account can only access data from the Unqork account that created it and cannot connect to other Snowflake data sources. |
Customer-Owned Snowflake | If you have an existing Snowflake account, Unqork shares data directly with it using zero-copy Data Share. You pay only for the compute resources used to query the data. |
Both options provide the same read-only access to your module data.
Getting Started
Datashare setup is handled by Unqork. To request access:
Contact your Unqork representative to discuss pricing and confirm the connection option that fits your environment.
Submit a Support ticket to request Datashare setup.
Datashare has an additional cost. Contact your Unqork representative for pricing details before submitting a Support ticket.
What Data is Available
Datashare provides up to four Snowflake tables, one for each record type. Submission is included by default. Tracker, Service Log, and Revisions are optional and can be requested when submitting a Support ticket.
Record Type | Included | Description |
|---|---|---|
Submissions | Default | Module submission records. |
Tracker | Optional | Submission tracking and workflow state data. |
Service Log | Optional | Outbound service call records. |
Revisions | Optional | Submission version history. |
Data is read-only and delivered in raw JSON format. Each record is available in a VARIANT column named RAW_DATA. The column structure does not change after Datashare is configured—Unqork does not modify columns when module components change.
For details on how data is structured in Snowflake, see the Datashare Schema Reference.
See Also
Changelog
Date | Change |
|---|---|
2026-05-13 | Initial publication. |