Quickbase Connection Details¶
Introduction¶
Connector Version
This documentation is based on version 23.0.8804 of the connector.
Get Started¶
Quickbase Version Support
The connector leverages the Quickbase HTTP API to enable bidirectional access to Quickbase.
Establish a Connection¶
Authenticate to Quickbase¶
User Authentication¶
Set the AuthScheme
to Basic
to authenticate with this method.
To authenthenticate with user credentials, specify the following connection properties:
- Set the Quickbase
User
andPassword
. - If your application requires an
ApplicationToken
, you must provide it otherwise an error will be thrown. You can find the ApplicationToken under MyAppName > Settings > App properties > Advanced settings > Security options > Require Application Tokens > Manage Application Token.
User Token¶
Set the AuthScheme
to Token
to authenticate with this method.
To authenthenticate with a user token, specify the following connection properties:
- Set
UserToken
and you are ready to connect. You can find theUserToken
under Quick Base > My Preferences > My User Information > Manage User Tokens.
Fine-Tuning Data Access¶
Other Properties¶
IncludeTableReports
: Determines if table reports should be listed as views.
Important Notes¶
Configuration Files and Their Paths¶
- All references to adding configuration files and their paths refer to files and locations on the Jitterbit agent where the connector is installed. These paths are to be adjusted as appropriate depending on the agent and the operating system. If multiple agents are used in an agent group, identical files will be required on each agent.
Advanced Features¶
This section details a selection of advanced features of the Quickbase connector.
User Defined Views
The connector allows you to define virtual tables, called user defined views, whose contents are decided by a pre-configured query. These views are useful when you cannot directly control queries being issued to the drivers. See User Defined Views for an overview of creating and configuring custom views.
SSL Configuration
Use SSL Configuration to adjust how connector handles TLS/SSL certificate negotiations. You can choose from various certificate formats; see the SSLServerCert
property under "Connection String Options" for more information.
Proxy
To configure the connector using private agent proxy settings, select the Use Proxy Settings
checkbox on the connection configuration screen.
Query Processing
The connector offloads as much of the SELECT statement processing as possible to Quickbase and then processes the rest of the query in memory (client-side).
User Defined Views¶
The Quickbase connector allows you to define a virtual table whose contents are decided by a pre-configured query. These are called User Defined Views, which are useful in situations where you cannot directly control the query being issued to the driver, e.g. when using the driver from Jitterbit. The User Defined Views can be used to define predicates that are always applied. If you specify additional predicates in the query to the view, they are combined with the query already defined as part of the view.
There are two ways to create user defined views:
- Create a JSON-formatted configuration file defining the views you want.
- DDL statements.
Define Views Using a Configuration File¶
User Defined Views are defined in a JSON-formatted configuration file called UserDefinedViews.json
. The connector automatically detects the views specified in this file.
You can also have multiple view definitions and control them using the UserDefinedViews
connection property. When you use this property, only the specified views are seen by the connector.
This User Defined View configuration file is formatted as follows:
- Each root element defines the name of a view.
- Each root element contains a child element, called
query
, which contains the custom SQL query for the view.
For example:
{
"MyView": {
"query": "SELECT * FROM [].[QuickBase].SampleTable_1 WHERE MyColumn = 'value'"
},
"MyView2": {
"query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id IN (1,2,3)"
}
}
Use the UserDefinedViews
connection property to specify the location of your JSON configuration file. For example:
"UserDefinedViews", "C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop\tmp\UserDefinedViews.json"
Define Views Using DDL Statements¶
The connector is also capable of creating and altering the schema via DDL Statements such as CREATE LOCAL VIEW, ALTER LOCAL VIEW, and DROP LOCAL VIEW.
Create a View¶
To create a new view using DDL statements, provide the view name and query as follows:
CREATE LOCAL VIEW [MyViewName] AS SELECT * FROM Customers LIMIT 20;
If no JSON file exists, the above code creates one. The view is then created in the JSON configuration file and is now discoverable. The JSON file location is specified by the UserDefinedViews
connection property.
Alter a View¶
To alter an existing view, provide the name of an existing view alongside the new query you would like to use instead:
ALTER LOCAL VIEW [MyViewName] AS SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE TimeModified > '3/1/2020';
The view is then updated in the JSON configuration file.
Drop a View¶
To drop an existing view, provide the name of an existing schema alongside the new query you would like to use instead.
DROP LOCAL VIEW [MyViewName]
This removes the view from the JSON configuration file. It can no longer be queried.
Schema for User Defined Views¶
User Defined Views are exposed in the UserViews
schema by default. This is done to avoid the view's name clashing with an actual entity in the data model. You can change the name of the schema used for UserViews by setting the UserViewsSchemaName
property.
Work with User Defined Views¶
For example, a SQL statement with a User Defined View called UserViews.RCustomers
only lists customers in Raleigh:
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE City = 'Raleigh';
An example of a query to the driver:
SELECT * FROM UserViews.RCustomers WHERE Status = 'Active';
Resulting in the effective query to the source:
SELECT * FROM Customers WHERE City = 'Raleigh' AND Status = 'Active';
That is a very simple example of a query to a User Defined View that is effectively a combination of the view query and the view definition. It is possible to compose these queries in much more complex patterns. All SQL operations are allowed in both queries and are combined when appropriate.
SSL Configuration¶
Customize the SSL Configuration¶
By default, the connector attempts to negotiate SSL/TLS by checking the server's certificate against the system's trusted certificate store.
To specify another certificate, see the SSLServerCert
property for the available formats to do so.
Data Model¶
Overview
This section shows the available API objects and provides more information on executing SQL to Quickbase APIs.
Key Features
- The connector models Quickbase entities like documents, folders, and groups as relational views, allowing you to write SQL to query Quickbase data.
- Stored procedures allow you to execute operations to Quickbase
- Live connectivity to these objects means any changes to your Quickbase account are immediately reflected when using the connector.
Tables
Tables are automatically determined from the Quickbase.
Views
Views will be listed for table reports if IncludeTableReports
is set to true.
Stored Procedures
Stored Procedures are function-like interfaces to Quickbase. Stored procedures allow you to execute operations to Quickbase, including downloading documents and moving envelopes.
Stored Procedures¶
Stored procedures are function-like interfaces that extend the functionality of the connector beyond simple SELECT/INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE operations with Quickbase.
Stored procedures accept a list of parameters, perform their intended function, and then return any relevant response data from Quickbase, along with an indication of whether the procedure succeeded or failed.
Quickbase Connector Stored Procedures¶
Name | Description |
---|---|
CreateSchema | Creates a schema file for the specified table or view. |
UploadFile | Upload file attachments in Quick Base. |
CreateSchema¶
Creates a schema file for the specified table or view.
CreateSchema¶
Creates a local schema file (.rsd) from an existing table or view in the data model.
The schema file is created in the directory set in the Location
connection property when this procedure is executed. You can edit the file to include or exclude columns, rename columns, or adjust column datatypes.
The connector checks the Location
to determine if the names of any .rsd files match a table or view in the data model. If there is a duplicate, the schema file will take precedence over the default instance of this table in the data model. If a schema file is present in Location
that does not match an existing table or view, a new table or view entry is added to the data model of the connector.
Input¶
Name | Type | Required | Accepts Output Streams | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
SchemaName | String | False | False | The schema name for which to list tables or views. |
TableName | String | True | False | The name of the table or view. |
FileName | String | False | False | The full file path and name of the schema to generate. Ex: 'C:\Users\User\Desktop\QuickBase\Customers.rsd' |
FileStream | String | False | True | An instance of an output stream where file data is written to. Only used if FileName is not set. |
Result Set Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Result | String | Returns Success or Failure. |
FileData | String | File data that will be outputted encoded in Base64 if the FileName and FileStream inputs are not set. |
UploadFile¶
Upload file attachments in Quick Base.
Input¶
Name | Type | Required | Accepts Input Streams | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
SchemaName | String | True | False | The schema where the attachment field is located. |
TableName | String | True | False | The table where the attachment field is located. |
FieldName | String | True | False | The name of the attachment field. |
RecordId | String | True | False | The ID of the record that will contain the file attachment. |
FileData | String | False | False | A string of data that will be used as the full contents of the file. This must be base-64 encoded. Required if LocalFile or Content are not specified. |
LocalFile | String | False | False | The local file path including the file name of the file to be uploaded. A value for this field is required when FileData or Content are not specified. |
Content | String | False | True | The content to be uploaded as an input stream. Only required if LocalFile and FileData are not specified. |
FileName | String | False | False | The name you would like to give the document. If none is specified, the file name specified in the FullPath will be used. Required if FileData or Content is specified. |
Result Set Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Success | Boolean | Whether or not the operation was successful. |
URL | String | The URL of the file attachment. |
System Tables¶
You can query the system tables described in this section to access schema information, information on data source functionality, and batch operation statistics.
Schema Tables¶
The following tables return database metadata for Quickbase:
- sys_catalogs: Lists the available databases.
- sys_schemas: Lists the available schemas.
- sys_tables: Lists the available tables and views.
- sys_tablecolumns: Describes the columns of the available tables and views.
- sys_procedures: Describes the available stored procedures.
- sys_procedureparameters: Describes stored procedure parameters.
- sys_keycolumns: Describes the primary and foreign keys.
- sys_indexes: Describes the available indexes.
Data Source Tables¶
The following tables return information about how to connect to and query the data source:
- sys_connection_props: Returns information on the available connection properties.
- sys_sqlinfo: Describes the SELECT queries that the connector can offload to the data source.
Query Information Tables¶
The following table returns query statistics for data modification queries:
- sys_identity: Returns information about batch operations or single updates.
sys_catalogs¶
Lists the available databases.
The following query retrieves all databases determined by the connection string:
SELECT * FROM sys_catalogs
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database name. |
sys_schemas¶
Lists the available schemas.
The following query retrieves all available schemas:
SELECT * FROM sys_schemas
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database name. |
SchemaName | String | The schema name. |
sys_tables¶
Lists the available tables.
The following query retrieves the available tables and views:
SELECT * FROM sys_tables
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database containing the table or view. |
SchemaName | String | The schema containing the table or view. |
TableName | String | The name of the table or view. |
TableType | String | The table type (table or view). |
Description | String | A description of the table or view. |
IsUpdateable | Boolean | Whether the table can be updated. |
sys_tablecolumns¶
Describes the columns of the available tables and views.
The following query returns the columns and data types for the [].[Quickbase].SampleTable_1 table:
SELECT ColumnName, DataTypeName FROM sys_tablecolumns WHERE TableName='SampleTable_1' AND CatalogName='' AND SchemaName='QuickBase'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the table or view. |
SchemaName | String | The schema containing the table or view. |
TableName | String | The name of the table or view containing the column. |
ColumnName | String | The column name. |
DataTypeName | String | The data type name. |
DataType | Int32 | An integer indicating the data type. This value is determined at run time based on the environment. |
Length | Int32 | The storage size of the column. |
DisplaySize | Int32 | The designated column's normal maximum width in characters. |
NumericPrecision | Int32 | The maximum number of digits in numeric data. The column length in characters for character and date-time data. |
NumericScale | Int32 | The column scale or number of digits to the right of the decimal point. |
IsNullable | Boolean | Whether the column can contain null. |
Description | String | A brief description of the column. |
Ordinal | Int32 | The sequence number of the column. |
IsAutoIncrement | String | Whether the column value is assigned in fixed increments. |
IsGeneratedColumn | String | Whether the column is generated. |
IsHidden | Boolean | Whether the column is hidden. |
IsArray | Boolean | Whether the column is an array. |
IsReadOnly | Boolean | Whether the column is read-only. |
IsKey | Boolean | Indicates whether a field returned from sys_tablecolumns is the primary key of the table. |
sys_procedures¶
Lists the available stored procedures.
The following query retrieves the available stored procedures:
SELECT * FROM sys_procedures
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The database containing the stored procedure. |
SchemaName | String | The schema containing the stored procedure. |
ProcedureName | String | The name of the stored procedure. |
Description | String | A description of the stored procedure. |
ProcedureType | String | The type of the procedure, such as PROCEDURE or FUNCTION. |
sys_procedureparameters¶
Describes stored procedure parameters.
The following query returns information about all of the input parameters for the SampleProcedure stored procedure:
SELECT * FROM sys_procedureparameters WHERE ProcedureName='SampleProcedure' AND Direction=1 OR Direction=2
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the stored procedure. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the stored procedure. |
ProcedureName | String | The name of the stored procedure containing the parameter. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the stored procedure parameter. |
Direction | Int32 | An integer corresponding to the type of the parameter: input (1), input/output (2), or output(4). input/output type parameters can be both input and output parameters. |
DataTypeName | String | The name of the data type. |
DataType | Int32 | An integer indicating the data type. This value is determined at run time based on the environment. |
Length | Int32 | The number of characters allowed for character data. The number of digits allowed for numeric data. |
NumericPrecision | Int32 | The maximum precision for numeric data. The column length in characters for character and date-time data. |
NumericScale | Int32 | The number of digits to the right of the decimal point in numeric data. |
IsNullable | Boolean | Whether the parameter can contain null. |
IsRequired | Boolean | Whether the parameter is required for execution of the procedure. |
IsArray | Boolean | Whether the parameter is an array. |
Description | String | The description of the parameter. |
Ordinal | Int32 | The index of the parameter. |
sys_keycolumns¶
Describes the primary and foreign keys.
The following query retrieves the primary key for the [].[Quickbase].SampleTable_1 table:
SELECT * FROM sys_keycolumns WHERE IsKey='True' AND TableName='SampleTable_1' AND CatalogName='' AND SchemaName='QuickBase'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the key. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the key. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the key. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the key column. |
IsKey | Boolean | Whether the column is a primary key in the table referenced in the TableName field. |
IsForeignKey | Boolean | Whether the column is a foreign key referenced in the TableName field. |
PrimaryKeyName | String | The name of the primary key. |
ForeignKeyName | String | The name of the foreign key. |
ReferencedCatalogName | String | The database containing the primary key. |
ReferencedSchemaName | String | The schema containing the primary key. |
ReferencedTableName | String | The table containing the primary key. |
ReferencedColumnName | String | The column name of the primary key. |
sys_foreignkeys¶
Describes the foreign keys.
The following query retrieves all foreign keys which refer to other tables:
SELECT * FROM sys_foreignkeys WHERE ForeignKeyType = 'FOREIGNKEY_TYPE_IMPORT'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the key. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the key. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the key. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the key column. |
PrimaryKeyName | String | The name of the primary key. |
ForeignKeyName | String | The name of the foreign key. |
ReferencedCatalogName | String | The database containing the primary key. |
ReferencedSchemaName | String | The schema containing the primary key. |
ReferencedTableName | String | The table containing the primary key. |
ReferencedColumnName | String | The column name of the primary key. |
ForeignKeyType | String | Designates whether the foreign key is an import (points to other tables) or export (referenced from other tables) key. |
sys_primarykeys¶
Describes the primary keys.
The following query retrieves the primary keys from all tables and views:
SELECT * FROM sys_primarykeys
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the key. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the key. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the key. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the key column. |
KeySeq | String | The sequence number of the primary key. |
KeyName | String | The name of the primary key. |
sys_indexes¶
Describes the available indexes. By filtering on indexes, you can write more selective queries with faster query response times.
The following query retrieves all indexes that are not primary keys:
SELECT * FROM sys_indexes WHERE IsPrimary='false'
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
CatalogName | String | The name of the database containing the index. |
SchemaName | String | The name of the schema containing the index. |
TableName | String | The name of the table containing the index. |
IndexName | String | The index name. |
ColumnName | String | The name of the column associated with the index. |
IsUnique | Boolean | True if the index is unique. False otherwise. |
IsPrimary | Boolean | True if the index is a primary key. False otherwise. |
Type | Int16 | An integer value corresponding to the index type: statistic (0), clustered (1), hashed (2), or other (3). |
SortOrder | String | The sort order: A for ascending or D for descending. |
OrdinalPosition | Int16 | The sequence number of the column in the index. |
sys_connection_props¶
Returns information on the available connection properties and those set in the connection string.
When querying this table, the config connection string should be used:
jdbc:cdata:quickbase:config:
This connection string enables you to query this table without a valid connection.
The following query retrieves all connection properties that have been set in the connection string or set through a default value:
SELECT * FROM sys_connection_props WHERE Value <> ''
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Name | String | The name of the connection property. |
ShortDescription | String | A brief description. |
Type | String | The data type of the connection property. |
Default | String | The default value if one is not explicitly set. |
Values | String | A comma-separated list of possible values. A validation error is thrown if another value is specified. |
Value | String | The value you set or a preconfigured default. |
Required | Boolean | Whether the property is required to connect. |
Category | String | The category of the connection property. |
IsSessionProperty | String | Whether the property is a session property, used to save information about the current connection. |
Sensitivity | String | The sensitivity level of the property. This informs whether the property is obfuscated in logging and authentication forms. |
PropertyName | String | A camel-cased truncated form of the connection property name. |
Ordinal | Int32 | The index of the parameter. |
CatOrdinal | Int32 | The index of the parameter category. |
Hierarchy | String | Shows dependent properties associated that need to be set alongside this one. |
Visible | Boolean | Informs whether the property is visible in the connection UI. |
ETC | String | Various miscellaneous information about the property. |
sys_sqlinfo¶
Describes the SELECT query processing that the connector can offload to the data source.
Discovering the Data Source's SELECT Capabilities¶
Below is an example data set of SQL capabilities. Some aspects of SELECT functionality are returned in a comma-separated list if supported; otherwise, the column contains NO.
Name | Description | Possible Values |
---|---|---|
AGGREGATE_FUNCTIONS | Supported aggregation functions. | AVG , COUNT , MAX , MIN , SUM , DISTINCT |
COUNT | Whether COUNT function is supported. | YES , NO |
IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_OPEN_CHAR | The opening character used to escape an identifier. | [ |
IDENTIFIER_QUOTE_CLOSE_CHAR | The closing character used to escape an identifier. | ] |
SUPPORTED_OPERATORS | A list of supported SQL operators. | = , > , < , >= , <= , <> , != , LIKE , NOT LIKE , IN , NOT IN , IS NULL , IS NOT NULL , AND , OR |
GROUP_BY | Whether GROUP BY is supported, and, if so, the degree of support. | NO , NO_RELATION , EQUALS_SELECT , SQL_GB_COLLATE |
STRING_FUNCTIONS | Supported string functions. | LENGTH , CHAR , LOCATE , REPLACE , SUBSTRING , RTRIM , LTRIM , RIGHT , LEFT , UCASE , SPACE , SOUNDEX , LCASE , CONCAT , ASCII , REPEAT , OCTET , BIT , POSITION , INSERT , TRIM , UPPER , REGEXP , LOWER , DIFFERENCE , CHARACTER , SUBSTR , STR , REVERSE , PLAN , UUIDTOSTR , TRANSLATE , TRAILING , TO , STUFF , STRTOUUID , STRING , SPLIT , SORTKEY , SIMILAR , REPLICATE , PATINDEX , LPAD , LEN , LEADING , KEY , INSTR , INSERTSTR , HTML , GRAPHICAL , CONVERT , COLLATION , CHARINDEX , BYTE |
NUMERIC_FUNCTIONS | Supported numeric functions. | ABS , ACOS , ASIN , ATAN , ATAN2 , CEILING , COS , COT , EXP , FLOOR , LOG , MOD , SIGN , SIN , SQRT , TAN , PI , RAND , DEGREES , LOG10 , POWER , RADIANS , ROUND , TRUNCATE |
TIMEDATE_FUNCTIONS | Supported date/time functions. | NOW , CURDATE , DAYOFMONTH , DAYOFWEEK , DAYOFYEAR , MONTH , QUARTER , WEEK , YEAR , CURTIME , HOUR , MINUTE , SECOND , TIMESTAMPADD , TIMESTAMPDIFF , DAYNAME , MONTHNAME , CURRENT_DATE , CURRENT_TIME , CURRENT_TIMESTAMP , EXTRACT |
REPLICATION_SKIP_TABLES | Indicates tables skipped during replication. | |
REPLICATION_TIMECHECK_COLUMNS | A string array containing a list of columns which will be used to check for (in the given order) to use as a modified column during replication. | |
IDENTIFIER_PATTERN | String value indicating what string is valid for an identifier. | |
SUPPORT_TRANSACTION | Indicates if the provider supports transactions such as commit and rollback. | YES , NO |
DIALECT | Indicates the SQL dialect to use. | |
KEY_PROPERTIES | Indicates the properties which identify the uniform database. | |
SUPPORTS_MULTIPLE_SCHEMAS | Indicates if multiple schemas may exist for the provider. | YES , NO |
SUPPORTS_MULTIPLE_CATALOGS | Indicates if multiple catalogs may exist for the provider. | YES , NO |
DATASYNCVERSION | The Data Sync version needed to access this driver. | Standard , Starter , Professional , Enterprise |
DATASYNCCATEGORY | The Data Sync category of this driver. | Source , Destination , Cloud Destination |
SUPPORTSENHANCEDSQL | Whether enhanced SQL functionality beyond what is offered by the API is supported. | TRUE , FALSE |
SUPPORTS_BATCH_OPERATIONS | Whether batch operations are supported. | YES , NO |
SQL_CAP | All supported SQL capabilities for this driver. | SELECT , INSERT , DELETE , UPDATE , TRANSACTIONS , ORDERBY , OAUTH , ASSIGNEDID , LIMIT , LIKE , BULKINSERT , COUNT , BULKDELETE , BULKUPDATE , GROUPBY , HAVING , AGGS , OFFSET , REPLICATE , COUNTDISTINCT , JOINS , DROP , CREATE , DISTINCT , INNERJOINS , SUBQUERIES , ALTER , MULTIPLESCHEMAS , GROUPBYNORELATION , OUTERJOINS , UNIONALL , UNION , UPSERT , GETDELETED , CROSSJOINS , GROUPBYCOLLATE , MULTIPLECATS , FULLOUTERJOIN , MERGE , JSONEXTRACT , BULKUPSERT , SUM , SUBQUERIESFULL , MIN , MAX , JOINSFULL , XMLEXTRACT , AVG , MULTISTATEMENTS , FOREIGNKEYS , CASE , LEFTJOINS , COMMAJOINS , WITH , LITERALS , RENAME , NESTEDTABLES , EXECUTE , BATCH , BASIC , INDEX |
PREFERRED_CACHE_OPTIONS | A string value specifies the preferred cacheOptions. | |
ENABLE_EF_ADVANCED_QUERY | Indicates if the driver directly supports advanced queries coming from Entity Framework. If not, queries will be handled client side. | YES , NO |
PSEUDO_COLUMNS | A string array indicating the available pseudo columns. | |
MERGE_ALWAYS | If the value is true, The Merge Mode is forcibly executed in Data Sync. | TRUE , FALSE |
REPLICATION_MIN_DATE_QUERY | A select query to return the replicate start datetime. | |
REPLICATION_MIN_FUNCTION | Allows a provider to specify the formula name to use for executing a server side min. | |
REPLICATION_START_DATE | Allows a provider to specify a replicate startdate. | |
REPLICATION_MAX_DATE_QUERY | A select query to return the replicate end datetime. | |
REPLICATION_MAX_FUNCTION | Allows a provider to specify the formula name to use for executing a server side max. | |
IGNORE_INTERVALS_ON_INITIAL_REPLICATE | A list of tables which will skip dividing the replicate into chunks on the initial replicate. | |
CHECKCACHE_USE_PARENTID | Indicates whether the CheckCache statement should be done against the parent key column. | TRUE , FALSE |
CREATE_SCHEMA_PROCEDURES | Indicates stored procedures that can be used for generating schema files. |
The following query retrieves the operators that can be used in the WHERE clause:
SELECT * FROM sys_sqlinfo WHERE Name = 'SUPPORTED_OPERATORS'
Note that individual tables may have different limitations or requirements on the WHERE clause; refer to the Data Model section for more information.
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
NAME | String | A component of SQL syntax, or a capability that can be processed on the server. |
VALUE | String | Detail on the supported SQL or SQL syntax. |
sys_identity¶
Returns information about attempted modifications.
The following query retrieves the Ids of the modified rows in a batch operation:
SELECT * FROM sys_identity
Columns¶
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Id | String | The database-generated ID returned from a data modification operation. |
Batch | String | An identifier for the batch. 1 for a single operation. |
Operation | String | The result of the operation in the batch: INSERTED, UPDATED, or DELETED. |
Message | String | SUCCESS or an error message if the update in the batch failed. |
Advanced Configurations Properties¶
The advanced configurations 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. Click the links for further details.
Property | Description |
---|---|
AuthScheme | The type of authentication to use when connecting to Quickbase. |
Domain | Your Quickbase domain name. |
UserToken | The user token used to authenticate the user. |
User | The Quickbase user account used to authenticate. |
Password | The password used to authenticate the user. |
ApplicationToken | The application token used to authenticate the user. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
Schema | Specify the Quickbase database you want to work with. |
IncludeTableReports | Determines if Quickbase table reports should be listed as views. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
SSLServerCert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
BrowsableSchemas | This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA, SchemaB, SchemaC. |
Tables | This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA, TableB, TableC. |
Views | Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA, ViewB, ViewC. |
Property | Description |
---|---|
BatchSize | The size of batches to submit when performing a bulk insert/update/delete operation. |
Charset | Specifies the session character set for encoding and decoding character data transferred to and from the Quickbase API. The default value is UTF-8. |
MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses. |
MaxThreads | Specifies the number of concurrent requests. |
Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from Quickbase. |
PseudoColumns | This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table. |
Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
UseDefaultOrderBy | Indicates if a default order by should be applied if none is specified in the query. |
UserDefinedViews | A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views. |
Authentication
This section provides a complete list of authentication properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
AuthScheme | The type of authentication to use when connecting to Quickbase. |
Domain | Your Quickbase domain name. |
UserToken | The user token used to authenticate the user. |
User | The Quickbase user account used to authenticate. |
Password | The password used to authenticate the user. |
ApplicationToken | The application token used to authenticate the user. |
AuthScheme¶
The type of authentication to use when connecting to Quickbase.
Possible Values¶
Auto
, Basic
, Token
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
Auto
Remarks¶
- Auto: Lets the driver decide automatically based on the other connection properties you have set.
- Basic: Set this to use BASIC user / password authentication.
- Token: Set this to perform Token Based Authentication.
Domain¶
Your Quickbase domain name.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Your Quickbase domain name. Ex: quickbase.com
UserToken¶
The user token used to authenticate the user.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
This value may be specified instead of User and Password to authenticate.
User¶
The Quickbase user account used to authenticate.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Together with Password, this field is used to authenticate against the Quickbase server.
Password¶
The password used to authenticate the user.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
The User and Password
are together used to authenticate with the server.
ApplicationToken¶
The application token used to authenticate the user.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Used along with User, Password to authenticate with the server.
Connection
This section provides a complete list of connection properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
Schema | Specify the Quickbase database you want to work with. |
IncludeTableReports | Determines if Quickbase table reports should be listed as views. |
Schema¶
Specify the Quickbase database you want to work with.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Specify the Quickbase database you want to work with.
IncludeTableReports¶
Determines if Quickbase table reports should be listed as views.
Data Type¶
bool
Default Value¶
false
Remarks¶
This property should be set to "true" in order to list Quickbase table reports as views.
SSL
This section provides a complete list of SSL properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
SSLServerCert | The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL. |
SSLServerCert¶
The certificate to be accepted from the server when connecting using TLS/SSL.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
If using a TLS/SSL connection, this property can be used to specify the TLS/SSL certificate to be accepted from the server. Any other certificate that is not trusted by the machine is rejected.
This property can take the following forms:
Description | Example |
---|---|
A full PEM Certificate (example shortened for brevity) | -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIChTCCAe4CAQAwDQYJKoZIhv......Qw== -----END CERTIFICATE----- |
A path to a local file containing the certificate | C:\\cert.cer |
The public key (example shortened for brevity) | -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- MIGfMA0GCSq......AQAB -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY----- |
The MD5 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) | ecadbdda5a1529c58a1e9e09828d70e4 |
The SHA1 Thumbprint (hex values can also be either space or colon separated) | 34a929226ae0819f2ec14b4a3d904f801cbb150d |
If not specified, any certificate trusted by the machine is accepted.
Certificates are validated as trusted by the machine based on the System's trust store. The trust store used is the 'javax.net.ssl.trustStore' value specified for the system. If no value is specified for this property, Java's default trust store is used (for example, JAVA_HOME\lib\security\cacerts).
Use '*' to signify to accept all certificates. Note that this is not recommended due to security concerns.
Schema
This section provides a complete list of schema properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
Location | A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures. |
BrowsableSchemas | This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA, SchemaB, SchemaC. |
Tables | This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA, TableB, TableC. |
Views | Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA, ViewB, ViewC. |
Location¶
A path to the directory that contains the schema files defining tables, views, and stored procedures.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
%APPDATA%\Quickbase Data Provider\Schema
Remarks¶
The path to a directory which contains the schema files for the connector (.rsd files for tables and views, .rsb files for stored procedures). The folder location can be a relative path from the location of the executable. The Location
property is only needed if you want to customize definitions (for example, change a column name, ignore a column, and so on) or extend the data model with new tables, views, or stored procedures.
If left unspecified, the default location is "%APPDATA%\Quickbase Data Provider\Schema" with %APPDATA%
being set to the user's configuration directory:
Platform | %APPDATA% |
---|---|
Windows | The value of the APPDATA environment variable |
Mac | ~/Library/Application Support |
Linux | ~/.config |
BrowsableSchemas¶
This property restricts the schemas reported to a subset of the available schemas. For example, BrowsableSchemas=SchemaA,SchemaB,SchemaC.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Listing the schemas from databases can be expensive. Providing a list of schemas in the connection string improves the performance.
Tables¶
This property restricts the tables reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Tables=TableA,TableB,TableC.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Listing the tables from some databases can be expensive. Providing a list of tables in the connection string improves the performance of the connector.
This property can also be used as an alternative to automatically listing views if you already know which ones you want to work with and there would otherwise be too many to work with.
Specify the tables you want in a comma-separated list. Each table should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Tables=TableA,[TableB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`TableC With Space`.
Note that when connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you will need to provide the fully qualified name of the table in this property, as in the last example here, to avoid ambiguity between tables that exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.
Views¶
Restricts the views reported to a subset of the available tables. For example, Views=ViewA,ViewB,ViewC.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
Listing the views from some databases can be expensive. Providing a list of views in the connection string improves the performance of the connector.
This property can also be used as an alternative to automatically listing views if you already know which ones you want to work with and there would otherwise be too many to work with.
Specify the views you want in a comma-separated list. Each view should be a valid SQL identifier with any special characters escaped using square brackets, double-quotes or backticks. For example, Views=ViewA,[ViewB/WithSlash],WithCatalog.WithSchema.`ViewC With Space`.
Note that when connecting to a data source with multiple schemas or catalogs, you will need to provide the fully qualified name of the table in this property, as in the last example here, to avoid ambiguity between tables that exist in multiple catalogs or schemas.
Miscellaneous
This section provides a complete list of miscellaneous properties you can configure.
Property | Description |
---|---|
BatchSize | The size of batches to submit when performing a bulk insert/update/delete operation. |
Charset | Specifies the session character set for encoding and decoding character data transferred to and from the Quickbase API. The default value is UTF-8. |
MaxRows | Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses. |
MaxThreads | Specifies the number of concurrent requests. |
Other | These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases. |
Pagesize | The maximum number of results to return per page from Quickbase. |
PseudoColumns | This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table. |
Timeout | The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation. |
UseDefaultOrderBy | Indicates if a default order by should be applied if none is specified in the query. |
UserDefinedViews | A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views. |
BatchSize¶
The size of batches to submit when performing a bulk insert/update/delete operation.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
10000
Remarks¶
This connection property controls how many records will be submitted to the Quickbase at a time when performing mass inserts and update operations.
Charset¶
Specifies the session character set for encoding and decoding character data transferred to and from the Quickbase API. The default value is UTF-8.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
UTF-8
Remarks¶
Specifies the session character set for encoding and decoding character data transferred to and from the Quickbase API. The default value is UTF-8.
MaxRows¶
Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
-1
Remarks¶
Limits the number of rows returned when no aggregation or GROUP BY is used in the query. This takes precedence over LIMIT clauses.
MaxThreads¶
Specifies the number of concurrent requests.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
5
Remarks¶
This property allows you to issue multiple requests simultaneously, thereby improving performance.
Other¶
These hidden properties are used only in specific use cases.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
The properties listed below are available for specific use cases. Normal driver use cases and functionality should not require these properties.
Specify multiple properties in a semicolon-separated list.
Integration and Formatting¶
Property | Description |
---|---|
DefaultColumnSize | Sets the default length of string fields when the data source does not provide column length in the metadata. The default value is 2000. |
ConvertDateTimeToGMT | Determines whether to convert date-time values to GMT, instead of the local time of the machine. |
RecordToFile=filename | Records the underlying socket data transfer to the specified file. |
Pagesize¶
The maximum number of results to return per page from Quickbase.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
1000
Remarks¶
The Pagesize
property affects the maximum number of results to return per page from Quickbase. Setting a higher value may result in better performance at the cost of additional memory allocated per page consumed.
PseudoColumns¶
This property indicates whether or not to include pseudo columns as columns to the table.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
This setting is particularly helpful in Entity Framework, which does not allow you to set a value for a pseudo column unless it is a table column. The value of this connection setting is of the format "Table1=Column1, Table1=Column2, Table2=Column3". You can use the "*" character to include all tables and all columns; for example, "*=*".
Timeout¶
The value in seconds until the timeout error is thrown, canceling the operation.
Data Type¶
int
Default Value¶
60
Remarks¶
If Timeout
= 0, operations do not time out. The operations run until they complete successfully or until they encounter an error condition.
If Timeout
expires and the operation is not yet complete, the connector throws an exception.
UseDefaultOrderBy¶
Indicates if a default order by should be applied if none is specified in the query.
Data Type¶
bool
Default Value¶
true
Remarks¶
By default, the Quickbase connector applies an order by when none is specified. This ensures that duplicate records do not get output when returning data. However, this will have a significant impact on performance for very large tables. If your use case can handle the possibility of duplicate primary keys, it is recommended to turn this off if you would like to have better performance.
UserDefinedViews¶
A filepath pointing to the JSON configuration file containing your custom views.
Data Type¶
string
Default Value¶
""
Remarks¶
User Defined Views are defined in a JSON-formatted configuration file called UserDefinedViews.json
. The connector automatically detects the views specified in this file.
You can also have multiple view definitions and control them using the UserDefinedViews
connection property. When you use this property, only the specified views are seen by the connector.
This User Defined View configuration file is formatted as follows:
- Each root element defines the name of a view.
- Each root element contains a child element, called
query
, which contains the custom SQL query for the view.
For example:
{
"MyView": {
"query": "SELECT * FROM [].[QuickBase].SampleTable_1 WHERE MyColumn = 'value'"
},
"MyView2": {
"query": "SELECT * FROM MyTable WHERE Id IN (1,2,3)"
}
}
Use the UserDefinedViews
connection property to specify the location of your JSON configuration file. For example:
"UserDefinedViews", C:\Users\yourusername\Desktop\tmp\UserDefinedViews.json
Note that the specified path is not embedded in quotation marks.