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Intro

To learn more about MySQL, visit their website at https://www.mysql.com/. You export data to a MySQL database in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the MySQL Database Writeback connector user interface. General information for adding DataSets, setting update schedules, and editing DataSet information is discussed in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.
Note: The owner of a writeback dataset must also be an owner or co-owner of the input dataset.

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Prerequisites

To configure this connector, you will need the following:
  • A Domo Client ID and Client Secret. To obtain these credentials, do the following:
    1. Log into your Domo developer account at https://developer.domo.com/login.
    2. Create a new client .
    3. Select the desired data and user application scope.
    4. Click Create.
  • Your MySQL database or schema name.
  • The hostname or IP address of your MySQL database server, such as db.mycompany.com.
  • Your MySQL Databaseserver port number.
  • Your MySQL username and password.
  • The port number for your MySQL server.
  • Your MySQL CA certificate
Important: You will need the following permissions on MySQL:
  • FILE
  • CREATE
  • DROP
  • INSERT
  • SELECT
  • UPDATE

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Configuring the Connection

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes in the MySQL Writeback Connector page. The components of the other panes in this page, Scheduling and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in greater length in Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.

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Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your Domo developer account as well as the table in your MySQL database where you want your data to be copied to. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field

Description

Domo Client ID

Enter your Domo client ID.

Domo Client Secret

Enter your Domo client secret.

Database Name

Enter the name of your MySQL database.

Host

Enter your MySQL database hostname.

Username

Enter your MySQL username.

Password

Enter your MySQL password.

CA Certificate

Paste the text for your MySQL CA certificate.

Port

Enter your MySQL database port number.

For more information about obtaining these credentials, see “Prerequisites,” above. Once you have entered valid credentials, you can use the same account any time you go to set up a new Domo-MySQL connection. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Managing User Accounts for Connectors.

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Details Pane

This pane contains a number of fields for specifying your data and indicating where it’s going.

Menu

Description

DataSet ID

Enter the DataSet ID (GUID) for the DataSet you want to copy to MySQL. You can find the ID by opening the details view for the DataSet in the Data Center and looking at the portion of the URL followingdatasources/. For example, in the URLhttps://mycompany.domo.com/datasources/845305d8-da3d-4107-a9d6-13ef3f86d4a4/details/overview{” ”}, the DataSet ID is 845305d8-da3d-4107-a9d6-13ef3f86d4a4.

Select Table Name

Select how you want to name the table where data will be copied.

  • DataSet ID . The table name will be the number you entered for DataSet ID .

  • DataSet Name . The table name will be the same as that of the input DataSet.

  • Custom Name . You will give the table a custom name in the Custom Table Name field.

Custom Table Name

Enter the name of the table in your MySQL database where you want your DataSet data to be copied.

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Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Data Connector.