How to connect to a database
Prerequisites: Please ensure a source connection has already been set up. This will be created in the eXate vault. Only then can you create a connection to a specified database.
- Navigate to the Datagator menu and select database configuration
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- Click the plus sign to create a new database job definition
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- Select the database type. This could be Sql server, Oracle, Mysql and Snowflake.
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- Select the source connection. As shown, the source connection has already been set up in the eXate Vault.
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- Click connect and the database will appear, allowing you to select the tables you desire.
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