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Prerequisites

Before you connect, you must first do the following:
  • Connect a data source to your Connect AI account. See Sources for more information.
  • Generate a Personal Access Token (PAT) on the Settings page. Copy this down, as it acts as your password during authentication.

Connect to Connect AI

To establish a connection from Workato to the Connect AI Virtual SQL Server API, follow these steps.
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Log in to Workato.
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On the navigation bar, click Projects.
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Enter a name for the new project and click Create project.
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In your new project, click Create > Connection.
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In the search bar, enter “SQL Server”. The Connect to SQL Server screen appears.
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In Connect to SQL Server, enter the connection name and the following connection settings.
  • Location—The name of the project in which to create the connection.
  • Connection type—select Cloud.
  • Hosttds.cdata.com
  • Port14333
  • Username—enter your Connect AI username. This is displayed in the top-right corner of the Connect AI interface. For example, test@cdata.com.
  • Password—enter the PAT you generated on the Settings page.
  • Database—enter the Connection Name of the Connect AI data source you want to connect to (for example, Salesforce1).
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Click Connect. A Connection established message appears.
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The next step is to set up your recipe. In your project, click Create > Recipe.
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In Set up your recipe, enter the name and location of your recipe.
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Select Run on a schedule.
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Select the actions that occur on the schedule.
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Select a table from your SQL Server connection, and any filters, if applicable.
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Click Save to save the recipe.
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Click Test Jobs to test your recipe.
Last modified on August 17, 2026