Microsoft SQL Server

The Microsoft SQL Server node allows dataflows to connect directly to a Microsoft SQL Server database and execute SQL queries.

This node can be used to:

• Retrieve data from SQL Server
• Execute custom SQL queries
• Read database tables and views
• Integrate SQL Server data into dataflows

Configuration

Property	Description
Connection	The SQL Server connection to use.
Query	Opens the SQL query configuration window. The query is validated using the SQL dialect of the selected connection type.
Query timeout	Maximum execution time in seconds before the query is stopped.

Connection configuration

Setting	Description
Name	Name of the connection.
Connection type	Database type being used.
Connection string	SQL Server connection string.
Connection timeout	Connection timeout duration in seconds.

Example connection string:

Server=myServerAddress;
Database=myDataBase;
User Id=myUsername;
Password=myPassword;
Encrypt=True;
TrustServerCertificate=True;

Use the Validate button to test the connection before saving.

When to use it

Use this node to read from or write to SQL Server tables, views or queries.

Tips

• Validate the connection string and credentials.
• Limit queries to the data that the flow actually needs.