Class DataSource

DataSource

Access and modify existing data source. To create a data source table with new data source, see DataSourceTable .

Only use this class with data that's connected to a database.

Methods

Method	Return type	Brief description
`cancelAllLinkedDataSourceObjectRefreshes()`	`void`	Cancels all currently running refreshes of data source objects linked to this data source.
`createCalculatedColumn(name, formula)`	`DataSourceColumn`	Creates a calculated column.
`createDataSourcePivotTableOnNewSheet()`	`DataSourcePivotTable`	Creates a data source pivot table from this data source in the first cell of a new sheet.
`createDataSourceTableOnNewSheet()`	`DataSourceTable`	Creates a data source table from this data source in the first cell of a new sheet.
`getCalculatedColumnByName(columnName)`	`DataSourceColumn`	Returns the calculated column in the data source that matches the column name.
`getCalculatedColumns()`	`DataSourceColumn[]`	Returns all the calculated columns in the data source.
`getColumns()`	`DataSourceColumn[]`	Returns all the columns in the data source.
`getDataSourceSheets()`	`DataSourceSheet[]`	Returns the data source sheets associated with this data source.
`getSpec()`	`DataSourceSpec`	Gets the data source specification.
`refreshAllLinkedDataSourceObjects()`	`void`	Refreshes all data source objects linked to the data source.
`updateSpec(spec)`	`DataSource`	Updates the data source specification and refreshes the data source objects linked with this data source with the new specification.
`updateSpec(spec, refreshAllLinkedObjects)`	`DataSource`	Updates the data source specification and refreshes the linked `data source sheets` with the new specification.
`waitForAllDataExecutionsCompletion(timeoutInSeconds)`	`void`	Waits until all the current executions of the linked data source objects complete, timing out after the provided number of seconds.

Detailed documentation

`cancelAllLinkedDataSourceObjectRefreshes()`

Cancels all currently running refreshes of data source objects linked to this data source.

This example shows how to cancel all the refreshes of a data source.

 SpreadsheetApp 
 . 
 enableBigQueryExecution 
 (); 
 const 
  
 dataSource 
  
 = 
  
 spreadsheet 
 . 
 getDataSources 
 ()[ 
 0 
 ]; 
 dataSource 
 . 
 cancelAllLinkedDataSourceObjectRefreshes 
 ();

Throws an exception if the data source type is not enabled. Use SpreadsheetApp#enable...Execution() methods to enable data execution for the specific data source type.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`createCalculatedColumn(name, formula)`

Creates a calculated column. This method is only available for BigQuery data sources.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`name`	`String`	The name of the calculated column.
`formula`	`String`	The calculated column formula.

Return

DataSourceColumn — The newly created calculated column.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`createDataSourcePivotTableOnNewSheet()`

Creates a data source pivot table from this data source in the first cell of a new sheet. As a side effect, makes the new sheet the active sheet.

Return

DataSourcePivotTable — The newly created data source pivot table.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`createDataSourceTableOnNewSheet()`

Creates a data source table from this data source in the first cell of a new sheet. As a side effect, makes the new sheet the active sheet.

This method is only available for BigQuery data sources.

Return

DataSourceTable — The newly created data source table.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getCalculatedColumnByName(columnName)`

Returns the calculated column in the data source that matches the column name.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`columnName`	`String`	The name of the calculated column to get.

Return

DataSourceColumn — The calculated column that matches the column name, or null if there is no such calculated column.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getCalculatedColumns()`

Returns all the calculated columns in the data source.

Data source specs of DataSourceType.LOOKER type returns an empty array.

Return

DataSourceColumn[] — An array of all the calculated columns in the data source.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getColumns()`

Returns all the columns in the data source.

Return

DataSourceColumn[] — An array of all the DataSourceColumn in the data source.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getDataSourceSheets()`

Returns the data source sheets associated with this data source.

Return

DataSourceSheet[] — An array of data source sheets.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`getSpec()`

Gets the data source specification.

Return

DataSourceSpec — The data source specification.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`refreshAllLinkedDataSourceObjects()`

Refreshes all data source objects linked to the data source.

Throws an exception if the data source type is not enabled. Use SpreadsheetApp#enable...Execution() methods to enable data execution for the specific data source type.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`updateSpec(spec)`

Updates the data source specification and refreshes the data source objects linked with this data source with the new specification.

Throws an exception if the data source type is not enabled. Use SpreadsheetApp#enable...Execution() methods to enable data execution for the specific data source type.

Throws an exception if the data source specification type is of a different type than the current data source type.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`spec`	`DataSourceSpec`	The data source specification to update with.

Return

DataSource — The data source.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`updateSpec(spec, refreshAllLinkedObjects)`

Updates the data source specification and refreshes the linked data source sheets with the new specification.

Throws an exception if the data source type is not enabled. Use SpreadsheetApp#enable...Execution() methods to enable data execution for the specific data source type.

Throws an exception if the data source specification type is of a different type than the current data source type.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`spec`	`DataSourceSpec`	The data source specification to update with.
`refreshAllLinkedObjects`	`Boolean`	If `true` , also refreshes all the data source objects linked with this data source.

Return

DataSource — The data source.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets

`waitForAllDataExecutionsCompletion(timeoutInSeconds)`

Waits until all the current executions of the linked data source objects complete, timing out after the provided number of seconds. Throws an exception if the executions are not completed when timing out, but does not cancel the data executions.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`timeoutInSeconds`	`Integer`	The time to wait for data executions, in seconds. The maximum is 300 seconds.

Authorization

Scripts that use this method require authorization with one or more of the following scopes :

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets.currentonly
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/spreadsheets