|
|
<div role="region" aria-label="Skip to main content"><a class="skipToContent_fXgn" href="#__docusaurus_skipToContent_fallback">Skip to main content</a></div><nav aria-label="Main" class="navbar navbar--fixed-top"><div class="navbar__inner"><div class="navbar__items"><button aria-label="Toggle navigation bar" aria-expanded="false" class="navbar__toggle clean-btn" type="button"><svg width="30" height="30" viewBox="0 0 30 30" aria-hidden="true"><path stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-miterlimit="10" stroke-width="2" d="M4 7h22M4 15h22M4 23h22"></path></svg></button><a class="navbar__brand" href="/"><div class="navbar__logo"><img src="/img/nocodb-full-color.png" alt="NocoDB" class="themedImage_ToTc themedImage--light_HNdA"><img src="/img/nocodb-full-color.png" alt="NocoDB" class="themedImage_ToTc themedImage--dark_i4oU"></div><b class="navbar__title text--truncate"></b></a></div><div class="navbar__items navbar__items--right"><div class="navbar__item dropdown dropdown--hoverable dropdown--right"><a aria-current="page" class="navbar__link active" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" role="button" href="/0.109.7/">0.109.7 - Old UI</a><ul class="dropdown__menu"><li><a class="dropdown__link" href="/">Latest</a></li><li><a aria-current="page" class="dropdown__link dropdown__link--active" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/meta-management">0.109.7 - Old UI</a></li></ul></div><a href="https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="navbar__item navbar__link header-github-link" aria-label="GitHub repository"></a><div class="toggle_vylO colorModeToggle_DEke"><button class="clean-btn toggleButton_gllP toggleButtonDisabled_aARS" type="button" disabled="" title="Switch between dark and light mode (currently light mode)" aria-label="Switch between dark and light mode (currently light mode)" aria-live="polite"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24" class="lightToggleIcon_pyhR"><path fill="currentColor" d="M12,9c1.65,0,3,1.35,3,3s-1.35,3-3,3s-3-1.35-3-3S10.35,9,12,9 M12,7c-2.76,0-5,2.24-5,5s2.24,5,5,5s5-2.24,5-5 S14.76,7,12,7L12,7z M2,13l2,0c0.55,0,1-0.45,1-1s-0.45-1-1-1l-2,0c-0.55,0-1,0.45-1,1S1.45,13,2,13z M20,13l2,0c0.55,0,1-0.45,1-1 s-0.45-1-1-1l-2,0c-0.55,0-1,0.45-1,1S19.45,13,20,13z M11,2v2c0,0.55,0.45,1,1,1s1-0.45,1-1V2c0-0.55-0.45-1-1-1S11,1.45,11,2z M11,20v2c0,0.55,0.45,1,1,1s1-0.45,1-1v-2c0-0.55-0.45-1-1-1C11.45,19,11,19.45,11,20z M5.99,4.58c-0.39-0.39-1.03-0.39-1.41,0 c-0.39,0.39-0.39,1.03,0,1.41l1.06,1.06c0.39,0.39,1.03,0.39,1.41,0s0.39-1.03,0-1.41L5.99,4.58z M18.36,16.95 c-0.39-0.39-1.03-0.39-1.41,0c-0.39,0.39-0.39,1.03,0,1.41l1.06,1.06c0.39,0.39,1.03,0.39,1.41,0c0.39-0.39,0.39-1.03,0-1.41 L18.36,16.95z M19.42,5.99c0.39-0.39,0.39-1.03,0-1.41c-0.39-0.39-1.03-0.39-1.41,0l-1.06,1.06c-0.39,0.39-0.39,1.03,0,1.41 s1.03,0.39,1.41,0L19.42,5.99z M7.05,18.36c0.39-0.39,0.39-1.03,0-1.41c-0.39-0.39-1.03-0.39-1.41,0l-1.06,1.06 c-0.39,0.39-0.39,1.03,0,1.41s1.03,0.39,1.41,0L7.05,18.36z"></path></svg><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="24" height="24" class="darkToggleIcon_wfgR"><path fill="currentColor" d="M9.37,5.51C9.19,6.15,9.1,6.82,9.1,7.5c0,4.08,3.32,7.4,7.4,7.4c0.68,0,1.35-0.09,1.99-0.27C17.45,17.19,14.93,19,12,19 c-3.86,0-7-3.14-7-7C5,9.07,6.81,6.55,9.37,5.51z M12,3c-4.97,0-9,4.03-9,9s4.03,9,9,9s9-4.03,9-9c0-0.46-0.04-0.92-0.1-1.36 c-0.98,1.37-2.58,2.26-4.4,2.26c-2.98,0-5.4-2.42-5.4-5.4c0-1.81,0.89-3.42,2.26-4.4C12.92,3.04,12.46,3,12,3L12,3z"></path></svg></button></div><div class="searchBox_ZlJk"><button type="button" class="DocSearch DocSearch-Button" aria-label="Search"><span class="DocSearch-Button-Container"><svg width="20" height="20" class="DocSearch-Search-Icon" viewBox="0 0 20 20"><path d="M14.386 14.386l4.0877 4.0877-4.0877-4.0877c-2.9418 2.9419-7.7115 2.9419-10.6533 0-2.9419-2.9418-2.9419-7.7115 0-10.6533 2.9418-2.9419 7.7115-2.9419 10.6533 0 2.9419 2.9418 2.9419 7.7115 0 10.6533z" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></path></svg><span class="DocSearch-Button-Placeholder">Search</span></span><span class="DocSearch-Button-Keys"></span></button></div></div></div><div role="presentation" class="navbar-sidebar__backdrop"></div></nav><div id="__docusaurus_skipToContent_fallback" class="main-wrapper mainWrapper_z2l0 docsWrapper_BCFX"><button aria-label="Scroll back to top" class="clean-btn theme-back-to-top-button backToTopButton_sjWU" type="button"></button><div class="docPage__5DB"><aside class="theme-doc-sidebar-container docSidebarContainer_b6E3"><div class="sidebarViewport_Xe31"><div class="sidebar_njMd"><nav aria-label="Docs sidebar" class="menu thin-scrollbar menu_SIkG"><ul class="theme-doc-sidebar-menu menu__list"><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-1 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" href="/0.109.7/">Welcome</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-category theme-doc-sidebar-item-category-level-1 menu__list-item"><div class="menu__list-item-collapsible"><a class="menu__link menu__link--sublist menu__link--sublist-caret" aria-expanded="true" href="/0.109.7/getting-started/installation">Getting Started</a></div><ul style="display:block;overflow:visible;height:auto" class="menu__list"><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/getting-started/installation">Installation</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/getting-started/environment-variables">Environment Variables</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/getting-started/upgrading">Upgrading</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/getting-started/demos">Demos</a></li></ul></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-category theme-doc-sidebar-item-category-level-1 menu__list-item"><div class="menu__list-item-collapsible"><a class="menu__link menu__link--sublist menu__link--sublist-caret menu__link--active" aria-expanded="true" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/dashboard">Product</a></div><ul style="display:block;overflow:visible;height:auto" class="menu__list"><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/dashboard">Dashboard</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/table-operations">Table Operations</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/column-operations">Column Operations</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/column-types">Column Types</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/code-snippets">Code Snippets</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/link-to-another-record">Link To Another Record</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/lookup">Lookup</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/rollup">Rollup</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/formulas">Formulas</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/primary-key">Primary Key</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/display-value">Display Value</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/sync-schema">Sync Schema</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/share-base">Share Base</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/share-view">Share View</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/keyboard-maneuver">Keyboard Maneuver</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/views">Views</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/account-settings">Account Settings</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/languages">Languages</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/expanded-form">Expanded Form</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/import-airtable-to-sql-database-within-a-minute-for-free">Import Airtable to NocoDB</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/usage-information">Usage Information</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/links">Links</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/team-and-auth">Team & Auth</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link menu__link--active" aria-current="page" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/meta-management">Data Sources</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/audit">Audit</a></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-2 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" tabindex="0" href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/project-settings">Project settings</a></li></ul></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-category theme-doc-sidebar-item-category-level-1 menu__list-item menu__list-item--collapsed"><div class="menu__list-item-collapsible"><a class="menu__link menu__link--sublist menu__link--sublist-caret" aria-expanded="false" href="/0.109.7/developer-resources/accessing-apis">Developer Resources</a></div></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-category theme-doc-sidebar-item-category-level-1 menu__list-item menu__list-item--collapsed"><div class="menu__list-item-collapsible"><a class="menu__link menu__link--sublist menu__link--sublist-caret" aria-expanded="false" href="/0.109.7/engineering/architecture">Engineering</a></div></li><li class="theme-doc-sidebar-item-link theme-doc-sidebar-item-link-level-1 menu__list-item"><a class="menu__link" href="/0.109.7/FAQs">FAQs</a></li></ul></nav></div></div></aside><main class="docMainContainer_gTbr"><div class="container padding-top--md padding-bottom--lg"><div class="row"><div class="col docItemCol_VOVn"><div class="theme-doc-version-banner alert alert--warning margin-bottom--md" role="alert"><div>This is documentation for <!-- -->NocoDB<!-- --> <b>0.109.7 - Old UI</b>, which is no longer actively maintained.</div><div class="margin-top--md">For up-to-date documentation, see the <b><a href="/">latest version</a></b> (<!-- -->Latest<!-- -->).</div></div><div class="docItemContainer_Djhp"><article><nav class="theme-doc-breadcrumbs breadcrumbsContainer_Z_bl" aria-label="Breadcrumbs"><ul class="breadcrumbs" itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/BreadcrumbList"><li class="breadcrumbs__item"><a aria-label="Home page" class="breadcrumbs__link" href="/"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" class="breadcrumbHomeIcon_YNFT"><path d="M10 19v-5h4v5c0 .55.45 1 1 1h3c.55 0 1-.45 1-1v-7h1.7c.46 0 .68-.57.33-.87L12.67 3.6c-.38-.34-.96-.34-1.34 0l-8.36 7.53c-.34.3-.13.87.33.87H5v7c0 .55.45 1 1 1h3c.55 0 1-.45 1-1z" fill="currentColor"></path></svg></a></li><li class="breadcrumbs__item"><span class="breadcrumbs__link">Product</span><meta itemprop="position" content="1"></li><li itemscope="" itemprop="itemListElement" itemtype="https://schema.org/ListItem" class="breadcrumbs__item breadcrumbs__item--active"><span class="breadcrumbs__link" itemprop="name">Data Sources</span><meta itemprop="position" content="2"></li></ul></nav><span class="theme-doc-version-badge badge badge--secondary">Version: 0.109.7 - Old UI</span><div class="tocCollapsible_ETCw theme-doc-toc-mobile tocMobile_ITEo"><button type="button" class="clean-btn tocCollapsibleButton_TO0P">On this page</button></div><div class="theme-doc-markdown markdown"><header><h1>Data Sources</h1></header><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="overview">Overview<a href="#overview" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Overview" title="Direct link to Overview"></a></h2><p><code>Data Sources</code> sub-menu includes </p><ul><li>Database Metadata</li><li>UI Access Control</li><li>ERD</li><li>Add/Remove new data source</li><li>Edit existing data source configuration</li><li>Edit data source visibility options </li></ul><p>Note that, currently only one external data source can be added per project.</p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="accessing-data-sources">Accessing Data Sources<a href="#accessing-data-sources" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Accessing Data Sources" title="Direct link to Accessing Data Sources"></a></h2><p>To access it, click the down arrow button next to Project Name on the top left side, then select <code>Team & Settings</code> and clicking <code>Data Sources</code>.</p><img loading="lazy" width="322" alt="image" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/194856648-67936db0-ee4d-4060-be3d-af9f86ef8fc6.png" class="img_ev3q"><p><img loading="lazy" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/219833316-1fb234f0-583f-4ab8-b8d7-a6e249e7cd97.png" alt="image" class="img_ev3q"></p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="sync-metadata">Sync Metadata<a href="#sync-metadata" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Sync Metadata" title="Direct link to Sync Metadata"></a></h2><p>Go to <code>Data Sources</code>, click <code>Sync Metadata</code>, you can see your metadata sync status. If it is out of sync, you can sync the schema. See <a href="/0.109.7/setup-and-usages/sync-schema">Sync Schema</a> for more.</p><p><img loading="lazy" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/219833485-3bcaa6ec-88bc-47cc-b938-5abb4835dc31.png" alt="image" class="img_ev3q"></p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="ui-access-control">UI Access Control<a href="#ui-access-control" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to UI Access Control" title="Direct link to UI Access Control"></a></h2><p>Go to <code>Data Sources</code>, click <code>UI ACL</code>, you can control the access to each table by roles. </p><p><img loading="lazy" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/219833072-20e9f4ad-fd1c-4e96-9112-6edda1447ec6.png" alt="image" class="img_ev3q"></p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="erd">ERD<a href="#erd" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to ERD" title="Direct link to ERD"></a></h2><p>Go to <code>Data Sources</code>, click <code>ERD</code>, you can see the ERD of your database.</p><p><img loading="lazy" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/219832288-f6266544-a259-4667-95d9-0e5ce7ac5d27.png" alt="image" class="img_ev3q"></p><h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="junction-table-names-within-erd">Junction table names within ERD<a href="#junction-table-names-within-erd" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Junction table names within ERD" title="Direct link to Junction table names within ERD"></a></h3><ul><li>Enable <code>Show M2M Tables</code> within <code>Project Settings</code> menu</li><li>Double click on <code>Show Columns</code> to see additional checkboxes get enabled.<ul><li>Enabling which you should be able to see junction tables and their table names.</li></ul></li></ul><p><img loading="lazy" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/35857179/219832436-9c1311c3-854c-4b31-9c94-8035dfba2a2b.png" alt="image" class="img_ev3q"></p><h2 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7" id="edit-external-database-configuration-parameters">Edit external database configuration parameters<a href="#edit-external-database-configuration-parameters" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Edit external database configuration parameters" title="Direct link to Edit external database configuration parameters"></a></h2><p>Go to <code>Data Sources</code>, click <code>Edit</code>, you can re-configure database credentials.<br> |