Create a MySQL source connection in the UI
Source connectors in ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Experience Platform provide the ability to ingest externally sourced data on a scheduled basis. This tutorial provides steps for creating a MySQL source connection using the ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Experience Platform UI.
Getting started
This tutorial requires a working understanding of the following components of ÃÛ¶¹ÊÓƵ Experience Platform:
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Experience Data Model (XDM) System: The standardized framework by which Experience Platform organizes customer experience data.
- Basics of schema composition: Learn about the basic building blocks of XDM schemas, including key principles and best practices in schema composition.
- Schema Editor tutorial: Learn how to create custom schemas using the Schema Editor UI.
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Real-Time Customer Profile: Provides a unified, real-time consumer profile based on aggregated data from multiple sources.
If you already have a MySQL connection, you may skip the remainder of this document and proceed to the tutorial on configuring a dataflow.
Gather required credentials
In order to access your MySQL account on Platform, you must provide the following value:
connectionStringServer={SERVER};Port={PORT};Database={DATABASE};UID={USERNAME};PWD={PASSWORD}. You can learn more about connection strings and how to obtain them by reading the .Connect your MySQL account
Once you have gathered your required credentials, you can follow the steps below to link your MySQL account to Platform.
Log in to and then select Sources from the left navigation bar to access the Sources workspace. The Catalog screen displays a variety of sources for which you can create an account with.
Under the Databases category, select MySQL. If this is your first time using this connector, select Configure. Otherwise, select Add data to create a new MySQL connector.
The Connect to MySQL page appears. On this page, you can either use new credentials or existing credentials.
New account
If you are using new credentials, select New account. On the input form that appears, provide a name, an optional description, and your MySQL credentials. When finished, select Connect and then allow some time for the new connection to establish.
Existing account
To connect an existing account, select the MySQL account you want to connect with, then select Next to proceed.
Next steps
By following this tutorial, you have established a connection to your MySQL account. You can now continue on to the next tutorial and configure a dataflow to bring data into Platform.