The database connection feature is currently in private beta. If you would like access to this feature contact us
via the
Get Support
link in the menu barCreating a database connection
Database connections can be created at the organisation level, meaning that the database connections you create can be shared among the members of your organisation. To create a database connection, you must be an administrator of your organisation and your database must be accessible - either publicly or via our AWS VPC. If you would like to explore the VPC option please contact us. To create a database connection:- Navigate to the Data Sources page.

- Click on the link,
View Connections

- Click on the button,
Create new database connection

- Fill out the form with the details of your database connection

- A name for the connection. This must be unique across all the database connections in you organisation
- A database type - we currently support
Postgresql
,MySql
,Oracle
andMS SQL Server
- The hostname for the connection
- The port the database is running on
- The name of the database
- The username used to connect to the database
- The password used to connect to the database
Test connection
button.


- Once you are happy with your database connection details, click on the
Save
button to save your connection details.
All database passwords you provide will be encrypted before they are stored to ensure maximum security to your data.
Editing a database connection
Database connections can be updated after creation. To edit a database connection, you must be an administrator of your organisation. To edit a connection:- Navigate to the Database connections page.
- Click on the connection you wish to edit, from the list provided.
- Update your database connection.
- Click on the
save
at the bottom of the page.

Deleting a database connection
Database connections can be deleted from your organisation. To delete a database connection, you must be an administrator of your organisation. To delete a database connection:- Navigate to the Database connections page.
- Click on the delete icon for the connection you want to remove.
Confirm
button to confirm the deletion or
Cancel
to close the dialog without deleting the connection.
Confirm
will delete the data source, only if there are no data sources in your organisation that are
currently using it. If the database connection you are trying to delete is in use an error will be displayed, and you
will not be able to delete the connection. You will need to update or delete the data sources that are using the
connection and then try to delete again.