IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB connection

Last updated: Nov 27, 2024

To access your data in IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB, create a connection asset for it.

IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB is a MongoDB database that is managed by IBM Cloud. It uses a JSON document store with a rich query and aggregation framework.

Supported editions

MongoDB Community Edition
MongoDB Enterprise Edition

Create a connection to IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB

If you have set up an integrated cloud service, select the service instance to automatically fill in the fields in the connection form. Confirm that all the fields are complete.

To create the connection asset, you need these connection details:

Database (optional): If you do not enter a database name, you must enter the catalog name, schema name, and the table name in the properties for SQL queries.
Hostname or IP address
Port number
Authentication database: The name of the database in which the user was created.
Username and password
SSL certificate (if required by the database server)

Choose the method for creating a connection based on where you are in the platform

In a project: Click Assets > New asset > Connect to a data source. See Adding a connection to a project.
In a catalog: Click Add to catalog > Connection. See Adding a connection asset to a catalog.
In a deployment space: Click Import assets > Data access > Connection. See Adding data assets to a deployment space.
In the Platform assets catalog: Click New connection. See Adding platform connections.

Next step: Add data assets from the connection

Where you can use this connection

You can use IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB connections in the following workspaces and tools:

Projects

Data Refinery (watsonx.ai Studio or IBM Knowledge Catalog)
DataStage (DataStage service). See Connecting to a data source in DataStage.
Decision Optimization (watsonx.ai Studio and watsonx.ai Runtime)
Metadata enrichment (IBM Knowledge Catalog)
Metadata import (IBM Knowledge Catalog)
SPSS Modeler (watsonx.ai Studio)

Catalogs

Platform assets catalog
Other catalogs (IBM Knowledge Catalog)

Note:
Preview, profile, and masking are not certified for this connection in IBM Knowledge Catalog.

Data Virtualization service: You can connect to this data source from Data Virtualization.

IBM Cloud Databases for MongoDB setup

Getting Started Tutorial

Restrictions

You can only use this connection for source data. You cannot write to data or export data with this connection.
For DataStage, table names need to be added in uppercase characters.
MongoDB Query Language (MQL) is not supported.

Related connection: MongoDB connection

Parent topic: Supported connections