Relational Database Connection
Description
Describes all the information needed to connect to a relational database.
Hop supports tens of relational databases out of the box. If your specific database doesn’t have built in support, you’ll probably still be able to connect with the Generic database connection.
Check the list of databases for more details.
Options
The options describe below are for the Generic database connection.
The options for your selected database depend on the database vendor and/or engine.
General
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Connection name | the name to use for this connection |
Connection type | the description to use for this connection |
Username | |
Password | |
Driver class | classname to use for this connection. This is usually only needed for generic connections. There shouldn’t be a need to specify if your select a specific database engine. |
Manual Connection URL | This is usually only needed for generic connections. There shouldn’t be a need to specify if your select a specific database engine. |
Advanced
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
Supports the Boolean data type | true | |
Supports the Timestamp data type | true | |
Quote all identifiers in database | ||
Force all identifiers to lower case | ||
Force all identifiers to upper case | ||
Reserve case of reserved words? | true | |
The preferred schema name | ||
The SQL statements to run after connecting (; separated |