Importing from a MySQL Database

To import data from a MySQL source:

1. Go to the main online CONNX Data Dictionary Manager page.

You can select CONNX Data Dictionary from the home page or the tile menu on the top right.

2. Browse to the CDD you want to import in and open it.

3. Click the Import button.

4. In the Import Type window, select MySQL from the dropdown menu and click OK.

5. In the Connection Information step, fill in the connection information in the respective fields and click Next:

a. The server address in the Server field.

b. The username for the server in the Username field.

c. The password for the server in the Password field.

d. The TCP/IP port in the TCP/IP Port field.

e. Any Extended Properties you want to use.

6. In the Import Properties step, select a catalog from the dropdown menu and any import options you want:

Turn the Include System Tables option on to include system tables in the import procedure.

Turn the Get Statistics option on to identify table sizes. This is used by the CONNX query optimization.

7. In the Table Selection step, mark the tables you want to import in the Available Table(s) pane and press the arrow pointing to the right to move them to the Selected Table(s) pane.

You can use the search field in the Available Table(s) pane to filter the list of tables.

You can mark all tables in a pane by clicking the checkmark next to the Available Table(s) or Selected Table(s) entry.

You can move tables back from the Selected Table(s) pane by marking the tables and clicking the arrow pointing to the left.

8. Click Done to finish the import procedure.