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The Datasource defines a connection to an external database. You need to define at least one of these in order to push and pull data to and from external database systems.

  • It has a name and a driver class (which should match the kind of datasource you are connecting to, e.g. Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer etc.).
  • The protect during import flag can be used to prevent this datasource being updated or deleted during import. T
    To prevent orphaned datasources, when a parent application is deleted by the import, its datasources will also be deleted.
  • Remember to set the enabled flag to make the datasource active.
  • Most importantly, ensure you have configured at least one datasource instance.

The toolbar has the standard icons and  to show the list of tables visible for this datasource using the default login details; see the Table Details form.

For information about other property tabs, see Property Tabs.

Datasource Instances

A Datasource Instance defines connection details to a database. A number of instances can be defined to allow for several connections under a single Datasource. At least one Datasource Instance must be defined for each Datasource.

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