Connecting to the database connecting-to-the-database
To enable a connection to the external database, you must indicate the connection parameters, i.e. the targeted data source and the name of the table with data requiring loading.
Creating a shared connection creating-a-shared-connection
To enable a connection to a shared external database, as long as this connection is active, the database can be accessed via Adobe Campaign.
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The configuration must be defined beforehand via the Administration > Platform > External accounts node.
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Click the New button and select the External database type.
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Define the Connection parameters of the external database.
For connections to an ODBC type database the Server field must contain the name of the ODBC data source and not the server name. Moreover, certain additional configurations may be necessary depending on the databases used. Refer to the Specific configurations by database type section.
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Once the parameters are entered, click the Test the connection button to approve them.
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If necessary, uncheck the Enabled option to disable access to this database without deleting its configuration.
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To allow Adobe Campaign to access this database, you must deploy the SQL functions. Click the Parameters tab then the Deploy functions button.
You can define specific work tablespaces for the tables and for the index in the Parameters tab.
Creating a temporary connection creating-a-temporary-connection
You can directly define a connection to an external database from workflow activities. In this case, it will be on a local external database, reserved to be used within a current workflow: it will not be saved on the external accounts. This type of punctual connection can be created on different activities of the workflow, particularly the Query, the Data loading (RDBMS), the Enrichment activity or the Split activity.
For example, in the query activity, the steps for creating a periodic connection to an external database are as follows:
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Click the Add data… and select the External data options.
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Select the Locally defining the data source option.
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Select the target database engine in the drop-down list. Enter the name of the server and provide the authentication parameters.
Also specify the name of the external database.
Click the Next button.
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Select the table where the data is stored.
You can enter the name of the table directly in the corresponding field or click the edit icon to access the list of the database tables.
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Click the Add button to define one or several reconciliation fields between the external database data and the data in the Adobe Campaign database. The Edit expression icons of the Remote field and Local field gives you access to the list of fields of each of the tables.
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If necessary, specify a filtering condition and the data sorting mode.
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Select the additional data to be collected in the external database. To do this, double click on the fields(s) that you want to add to display them in the Output columns.
Click Finish to confirm this configuration.
Secure connection secure-connection
You can secure access to an external database when configuring an external FDA account.
To do this, add “:ssl” after the server address and address of the port used. For example: 192.168.0.52:4501:ssl.
The data will then be sent via the secure SSL protocol.
Additional configurations additional-configurations
If necessary, you can create the schema for processing data in an external database. Likewise, Adobe Campaign lets you define mapping on the data in an external table. These configurations are general and do not apply to workflows exclusively.