Connections

Connect once, use everywhere

Register a database or a file folder one time. Everyone in the organization can then explore it, and the credentials stay on the server.

What you can do

• PostgreSQL and files. Connect a PostgreSQL or MySQL database, or use the managed valueDefine data and the sample file connection.
• Credentials stay server-side. Passwords are stored on the server and never sent back to the browser. Test a connection before you save it.
• Roles. Owners and admins manage connections; editors build on them; viewers explore published maps.
• Tables become datasets. A table is registered as a dataset the first time you use it, with its row count, extent and columns synced.

How it works

1. Open Connections and choose New connection
2. Enter the host and test the connection
3. Browse its tables in the Data Explorer

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