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SQL for Confluence is a powerful app that provides unlimited potential by allowing users to bring external data into Confluence pages. To make the most of our product, we've prepared this page containing the key concepts and helpful background information. 

Data

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sources

SQL macros use data sources to access databases. A data source defines the access parameters including credentials (e.g, UN/PW). To begin using SQL macros and including external data within Confluence pages, your Confluence administrator must first create a data source and/or data source profile. Once created, it is important that your Confluence administrator share the name of the data source with you. Each time you embed a SQL macro on a Confluence page, you are prompted to provide the name of the data source. 

Data sources come in two flavors and as the downstream consumer of them, it's important that you understand their differences.

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Confluence provides native charting capability via its Chart macro. SQL for Confluence not only supports this macro, but has been tightly integrated. So, in a sense, our app knows how to speak chart. By simply wrapping one of our SQL macros with the native Chart macro, you can instantly send SQL output containing your external data to a beautiful chart. Pretty amazing stuff!

SQL

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parameters

Over the years, we've grown the number of parameter and parameter options that you can flex within our SQL macros. Ideally, we want to provide our users with all the built-in capabilities from the database vendor their data sources are accessing. Understanding that some of these parameters can be sensitive, we also provide the ability for your administrator to control their usage. 

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With key concepts under your belt, we recommend you explore and familiarize yourself with the macros that are shipped with SQL for Confluence.

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