title: Can we process parquet file through external table in Netezza
body: <p>We have a requirement to process data from azure to Netezza. We were able to achieve it through external table and did a poc where we loaded csv/text files into Netezza.</p>
  <p>We would like to know if it's possible to load parquet file format into Netezza. We went through IBM documents and found a link where it stated use <strong>Format</strong> <strong>&quot;Parquet&quot;</strong> option for processing but we were unable to execute it. The other document from IBM stated that only allowed formats are <strong>&quot;text&quot;</strong> and <strong>&quot;fixed&quot;</strong> .</p>
  <p>Can someone share your knowledge on this?</p>