MongoDB properties

Properties to configure to connect to a MongoDB database table.

MongoDB connection

Property		Configuration
Selection		Select or enter MongoDB.
Configuration
Engine		Select your engine in the list.
Main	Address type	Select the address type in the list: Select Standalone to define the standalone MongoDB database server you want to connect to. Select Replica set to define a set of multiple MongoDB database servers you want to connect to.
	Host and Port	Enter the IP address and listening port of the database server. If you have selected the Replica set option, you have the possibility to add multiple addresses.
	Database	Enter the name of the MongoDB database.
	Authentication	Toggle the Need auth option ON to enable the database authentication: Among the mechanisms listed on the Auth mechanism drop-down list, select either Negotiate, which is recommended because it automatically select the most adapted authentication mechanism, or SCRAM-SHA-1 SASL, or SCRAM-SHA-256. Toggle the Use auth database option ON to enter the name of the authentication database in which the username to be used to connect to MongoDB has been created. Username and Password: enter the database user authentication data.
Advanced	Connection parameter	Add your custom MongoDB connection parameters if needed.
Description		Enter a display name (mandatory) and a description (optional) for the connection.

MongoDB dataset

Property		Configuration
Dataset name		Enter a display name for the dataset. This name will be used as a unique identifier of the dataset in all Talend Cloud apps.
Connection		Select your connection in the list. If you are creating a dataset based on an existing connection, this field is read-only.
Type		Select the way you want to retrieve the data from your MongoDB database collection: either by naming the collection or by querying it.
MongoDB collection dataset/dataset query	Collection	Enter the name of the collection in the MongoDB database.
	Mode	Select the data format in the list.
	Query	Specify the query condition. This field is available only when you have selected Collection query from the Type list. For example, type in "{id:4}" to retrieve the record whose id is 4 from the database collection.

Additional JDBC parameters might be displayed depending on whether the connector is used as a source or destination dataset, read this section to know more about these parameters.

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