Connection String Options
The connection string properties are the various options that can be used to establish a connection. This section provides a complete list of the options you can configure in the connection string for this provider. Click the links for further details.
| Property | Description |
| AuthScheme | The authentication mechanism that MongoDB will use to authenticate the connection. |
| Server | The host name or IP address of the server hosting the MongoDB database. |
| Port | The port for the MongoDB database. |
| User | Specifies the authenticating user's user ID. |
| Password | Specifies the authenticating user's password. |
| Database | The name of the MongoDB database. |
| UseSSL | This field sets whether SSL is enabled. |
| AuthDatabase | The name of the MongoDB database for authentication. |
| ReplicaSet | This property allows you to specify multiple servers in addition to the one configured in Server and Port . Specify both a server name and port; separate servers with a comma. |
| DNSServer | Specify the DNS server when resolving MongoDB seed list. |
| Property | Description |
| KerberosKDC | Identifies the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) service used to authenticate the user. (SPNEGO or Windows authentication only). |
| KerberosRealm | Identifies the Kerberos Realm used to authenticate the user. |
| KerberosSPN | Identifies the service principal name (SPN) for the Kerberos Domain Controller. |
| KerberosUser | Confirms the principal name for the Kerberos Domain Controller, which uses the format host/user@realm. |
| KerberosKeytabFile | Identifies the Keytab file containing your pairs of Kerberos principals and encrypted keys. |
| KerberosServiceRealm | Identifies the service's Kerberos realm. (Cross-realm authentication only). |
| KerberosServiceKDC | Identifies the service's Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC). |
| KerberosTicketCache | Specifies the full file path to an MIT Kerberos credential cache file. |
| Property | Description |
| SSLClientCert | Specifies the TLS/SSL client certificate store for SSL Client Authentication (2-way SSL). This property works in conjunction with other SSL-related properties to establish a secure connection. |
| SSLClientCertType | Specifies the type of key store containing the TLS/SSL client certificate for SSL Client Authentication. Choose from a variety of key store formats depending on your platform and certificate source. |
| SSLClientCertPassword | Specifes the password required to access the TLS/SSL client certificate store. Use this property if the selected certificate store type requires a password for access. |
| SSLClientCertSubject | Specifes the subject of the TLS/SSL client certificate to locate it in the certificate store. Use a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields, such as CN=www.server.com, C=US. The wildcard * selects the first certificate in the store. |
| SSLServerCert | Specifies the certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
| Property | Description |
| SSHAuthMode | The authentication method used when establishing an SSH Tunnel to the service. |
| SSHClientCert | A certificate to be used for authenticating the SSHUser. |
| SSHClientCertPassword | The password of the SSHClientCert key if it has one. |
| SSHClientCertSubject | The subject of the SSH client certificate. |
| SSHClientCertType | The type of SSHClientCert private key. |
| SSHServer | The SSH server. |
| SSHPort | The SSH port. |
| SSHUser | The SSH user. |
| SSHPassword | The SSH password. |
| SSHServerFingerprint | The SSH server fingerprint. |
| UseSSH | Whether to tunnel the MongoDB connection over SSH. Use SSH. |
| Property | Description |
| FirewallType | Specifies the protocol the provider uses to tunnel traffic through a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallServer | Identifies the IP address, DNS name, or host name of a proxy used to traverse a firewall and relay user queries to network resources. |
| FirewallPort | Specifies the TCP port to be used for a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallUser | Identifies the user ID of the account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall. |
| FirewallPassword | Specifies the password of the user account authenticating to a proxy-based firewall. |
| Property | Description |
| Logfile | Specifes the file path to the log file where the provider records its activities, such as authentication, query execution, and connection details. |
| Verbosity | Specifies the verbosity level of the log file, which controls the amount of detail logged. Supported values range from 1 to 5. |
| LogModules | Specifies the core modules to include in the log file. Use a semicolon-separated list of module names. By default, all modules are logged. |
| MaxLogFileSize | Specifies the maximum size of a single log file in bytes. For example, '10 MB'. When the file reaches the limit, the provider creates a new log file with the date and time appended to the name. |
| MaxLogFileCount | Specifies the maximum number of log files the provider retains. When the limit is reached, the oldest log file is deleted to make space for a new one. |
| Property | Description |
| Location | Specifies the location of a directory containing schema files that define tables, views, and stored procedures. Depending on your service's requirements, this may be expressed as either an absolute path or a relative path. |
| BrowsableSchemas | Optional setting that restricts the schemas reported to a subset of all available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC . |
| Tables | Optional setting that restricts the tables reported to a subset of all available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC . |
| Views | Optional setting that restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC . |
| Property | Description |
| AutoCache | Specifies whether the content of tables targeted by SELECT queries is automatically cached to the specified cache database. |
| CacheDriver | The driver class of a JDBC driver. The specified driver is used to connect to the target database for all caching operations. |
| CacheConnection | Specifies the connection string for the specified cache database. |
| CacheLocation | Specifies the path to the cache when caching to a file. |
| CacheTolerance | Notes the tolerance, in seconds, for stale data in the specified cache database. Requires AutoCache to be set to True. |
| Offline | Gets the data from the specified cache database instead of live MongoDB data. |
| CacheMetadata | Determines whether the provider caches table metadata to a file-based cache database. |
| Property | Description |
| BatchSize | Specifies the maximum number of rows included in each batch submitted during batch operations. To submit the entire batch as a single request, set BatchSize to 0 . |
| BuiltInColumnMapping | A comprehensive list detailing the mappings of column names for the built-in fields used in MongoDB. |
| Compression | Specifies the compression method used for network communication between the client and the MongoDB server. |
| ConnectionLifeTime | Specifies the maximum lifetime of a connection in seconds. When the specified time elapses, the provider closes the connection. |
| ConnectOnOpen | Specifies whether the provider establishes a connection to MongoDB immediately upon opening the connection. Set ConnectOnOpen to True if immediate connectivity verification is necessary. |
| DataModel | By default, the provider will not automatically discover the metadata for a child table as its own distinct table. To enable this functionality, set DataModel to Relational . |
| DatetimeFormat | Determines the format of datetime values returned by the Document function. This property only takes effect when StrictMode=true. |
| FlattenArrays | This property specifies whether nested array elements are flattened into individual columns. By default, nested arrays are returned as JSON strings. Set this property to the number of elements to extract from nested arrays. |
| FlattenObjects | This property specifies whether the attributes of objects are flattened into separate columns. |
| GenerateSchemaFiles | Indicates the user preference as to when schemas should be generated and saved. |
| MaxRows | Specifies the maximum number of rows returned for queries that do not include either aggregation or GROUP BY. |
| NoCursorTimeout | The server typically terminates idle cursors after 30 minutes of inactivity to prevent excessive memory usage. Set this option to true to avoid automatic timeouts and keep your cursors active. |
| Other | Specifies additional hidden properties for specific use cases., to be used only when our Support team advises it, to address specific issues. See Remarks for details. |
| Pagesize | Specifies the maximum number of records per page the provider returns when requesting data from MongoDB. |
| PoolIdleTimeout | Specifies the maximum idle time, in seconds, that a connection can remain in the pool before being closed. Requires UseConnectionPooling=True. |
| PoolMaxSize | Specifies the maximum number of connections allowed in the connection pool. |
| PoolMinSize | Specifies the minimum number of connections to be maintained in the connection pool at all times. |
| PoolWaitTime | Specifies the maximum number of seconds a connection request waits for an available connection in the pool. If the wait exceeds this time, an error is returned. |
| PseudoColumns | Specifies the pseudocolumns to expose as table columns, expressed as a string in the format 'TableName=ColumnName;TableName=ColumnName'. |
| QueryPassthrough | Determines whether queries are sent directly to MongoDB without modification. |
| Readonly | Toggles read-only access to MongoDB from the provider. |
| ReadPreference | Set this to a strategy for reading from a replica set. Accepted values are primary, primaryPreferred, secondary, secondaryPreferred, and nearest. |
| ReadPreferenceTags | This property is used to identify and interact with one or more members of a replica set that are linked to specific tags. |
| RowScanDepth | The maximum number of rows to scan to look for the columns available in a table. |
| RTK | Specifies the runtime key for licensing the provider. If unset or invalid, the provider defaults to the standard licensing method. This property is only required in environments where the standard licensing method is unsupported or requires a runtime key. |
| ServiceKind | Specifies the type of service the provider can interact with. |
| SlaveOK | Determines the provider's capability to read data from secondary (slave) servers. It controls whether the provider can access and retrieve information from these backup systems. |
| Timeout | Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that the provider waits for a server response before throwing a timeout error. |
| TypeDetectionScheme | Specifies the method for detecting metadata discovery. |
| UpdateScheme | Specifies the strategy that can be used when executing an update statement. |
| UseConnectionPooling | Enables the connection pooling feature, which allows the provider to reuse existing connections instead of creating new ones for each request. |
| UseFindAPI | Specifies whether MongoDB queries using the method db.collection.find(), allow retrieval of documents from a specific collection based on defined criteria. |
| UserDefinedViews | Specifies a filepath to a JSON configuration file that defines custom views. The provider automatically detects and uses the views specified in this file. |
| WriteConcern | Determines the level of acknowledgment requested for write operations in MongoDB, applicable to standalone mongod, replica sets, or sharded clusters. |
| WriteConcernJournaled | Determines whether write operations can be recorded in the on-disk journal before being acknowledged as successful. |
| WriteConcernTimeout | The WriteConcernTimeout property specifies the maximum time (in milliseconds) that the server should wait for a write concern to be acknowledged before returning an error. |
| WriteScheme | Sets whether the object type for inserted or updated objects is determined from the existing column metadata or the input value type. |