Getting Started

Workbench | Advanced

Overview

Running Posit Workbench as a Snowflake Native App gives data scientists access to the development environments they love, including RStudio, Jupyter, and VS Code. Workbench runs within Snowpark Container Services and provides a seamless installation on Snowflake, giving developers immediate access to a fully contained service within the Snowflake environment.

Requirements

Use of Posit Workbench within Snowpark Container Services requires an Advanced tier license for Posit Workbench.

Important

The ACCOUNTADMIN Role (Snowflake AccountAdmin role details) is required to use Posit Workbench as a Snowflake Native Application.

Getting Started

  1. Install the Posit Workbench Snowflake Native App
  2. Manage User Access

Accessing Workbench

Once you’ve installed the Workbench Native App you are able to access the service and share it with users.

  1. Visit Data Products > Apps and click Posit Workbench.

Applications installed as viewed within Snowsight
  1. Click Launch App

  2. Follow the sign-in instructions. This uses the same authentication that your Snowflake account uses.

Launch the Workbench Native App

 

Single sign on Okta SAML Integration
  1. You are directed to the Posit Workbench landing page after you successfully sign-in.

Admins may direct users to access the app through the Launch App button in their Snowflake accounts, or users can be sent the service URL directly.

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