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Step 2. Configure the source

To configure a source, select a connection on the

Source

page. You can edit a connection that you select. Alternatively, you can create another connection.

On the

Source

page, select a connection from the list of connections.

The source must have a primary key.

Optional. Choose to edit the connection or create another connection.

To edit a connection, select the connection and click

View

. In the

View Connection

dialog box, click

Edit

and edit the connection details in the

Edit Connection

dialog box. Test the connection to verify that the connection is valid.

To create another connection, click

New

. In the

New Connection

dialog box, enter the connection information. Test the connection to verify that the connection is valid.

Choose a single source object or multiple source objects.

To select a single object from the list, click

Single

. Select a single source object from the list. You can preview the source object details in the

Data Preview

section.

To select many objects, click

Multiple

A list of source objects appears.

Objects that you cannot update do not appear in the list of source objects. For example, you cannot update objects of type isSfIdLookup(), isCreateable(), isupdateable(), or isreferenced(). You cannot update objects with cyclic relationships. For example, you cannot update the User, Profile, Community, and Idea objects.

If you choose multiple source objects, perform the following steps:

Click

Add

The

Select Source Object

dialog box appears with a list of objects.

Select a source object and click

Select

Select the added object and click

Add

The

Select Related Objects

dialog box appears.

Select the related child, parent, or self-reference objects that you want to include in the source objects. The objects move to the list of selected objects.

To add the related objects, click

Select

You can view and download the schema graph in the DOT format to view the relationships between the related objects.

Click

The

Target

page opens.

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