Data Access activity

Use a Data Access (DAS) activity to permit the process to interact with a database. You can access tables, views and stored procedures, construct queries within the Designer, and map data from the process onto the query.

A DAS activity is typically used for direct integration with a third-party database without the need to write any code.

Using a Data Access activity within a process, you can add, display, update, or delete database records. See Configure a Data Access activity.

Important Before using the Data Access activity, create a process variable to hold the database connection string. A database connection string helps you connect with the required relational database. The string contains details about how to connect to the selected database, such as a data source, the user ID and the login password.

For example, create a process variable, with the following settings:

ID = DBConnectionString

Type = String

Value = DSN=TotalAgility

See Create process variables.