Database adapter

A database adapter provides access to information that is stored in databases or some other data sources that support the SQL query language and a connection type that CADMATIC eShare can use. One database adapter instance only works with one database, but you can create as many instances as needed.

In the database adapter settings, you can define different types of data sources that provide different ways to access the data in the database. For example, you can define an Object Attributes Data Source to enable CADMATIC eShare to show data from a database when a user views an object attribute in the 3D view.

CADMATIC eShare uses a single database user account to access an external database. We recommend that you create a database account with read-only permissions for this purpose.