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If additional connection properties are required to connect, you can alternatively use **JDBC Connection String**.
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## 3 Establish a connection
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## 3 Connect to the external database
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### 3.1 Establish connection between the external database and Mendix app
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1. Create a new document of type **'External Database document'**(File -> New Document -> External Database Connection or Rightclick on Module -> Add other -> External Database Connection)
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1. Right-click the module you want to add the external database connection to and click **Add other** > **External database connection**.
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2. Select Database and add Connection details to connect to Database
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2. Select the database you want to connect to and add the connection details the Database Connection wizard.
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{{< figure src="/attachments/howto/integration/use-the-external-database-connector/1.png" >}}
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3. Use **“Test Connection”** to validate connection of Mendix app with External Database
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3. Click **“Test Connection”** to validate the connection to the external database.
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{{< figure src="/attachments/howto/integration/use-the-external-database-connector/2.png" >}}
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Click on **Save** to save connection details, these details are stored in 3 constants.
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Click **Save** to save the connection details, which are stored in 3 constants:
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- \<Document Name\>_DBSource
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- \<Document Name\>_DBUsername
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- \<Document Name\>_DBPassword
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- `\<Document Name\>_DBSource`
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- `\<Document Name\>_DBUsername`
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For example: *Database*_DBsource.
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Hurray Connection between your external database and Mendix app is established successfully.
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For example: `*Database*_DBsource.`
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### 3.2 Explore Tables and Views of a connected Database:
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{{< figure src="/attachments/howto/integration/use-the-external-database-connector/4.png" >}}
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## 4. Save Quer
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## 4. Save Query
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### 4.1 Save Query to retrieve data:
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