database source family¶
Configured RDBMS client reading a physical table or SQL selector.
Canonical URI: database://<identifier>
Supported XML consumers: generate, iterate, variable
Read forms: database_table, database_query
Read forms by XML consumer: generate=database_table, database_query; iterate=database_table, database_query; variable=database_table, database_query
Distributions: ordered, random, round_robin
Selection capabilities: selector=yes; iterationSelector=yes; pagination=yes; random access=yes; cyclic=yes; unique=yes
Environment boundary: In Platform projects declare only <database id="sourceDB" /> and reference that configured environment id; self-managed projects configure the same client in setup or its environment profile.
Complete workflows:
- Copy a bounded relational selection — Use when rows move from one configured relational source into an explicit database target.