Configuring Athena for queries
You can use Athena to query variants and annotations. Before you run any queries, perform the following setup tasks:
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Configure a query results location using the Athena console
To configure a query results location, follow these steps.
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Open the Athena console: Athena console
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In the primary navigation bar, choose Query editor.
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In the query editor, choose the Settings tab, then choose Manage.
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Enter an S3 prefix of a location to save the query result.
Configure a workgroup with Athena engine v3
To configure a workgroup, follow these steps.
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Open the Athena console: Athena console
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In the primary navigation bar, choose Workgroups, then Create workgroup.
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Enter a name for the workgroup.
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Select Athena SQL as the type of engine.
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Under Upgrade query engine, select Manual.
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Under Query version engine, select Athena version 3.
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Choose Create workgroup.
