JDBC Options Binder allows you to retrieve form options from Joget or custom database via user-defined SQL statements.
This is a new feature in Joget Workflow v6.
Figure 1: JDBC Options Binder Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Datasource |
By selecting Default Datasource, the database your Joget is currently using will be selected. |
| Custom JDBC Driver | Custom JDBC Driver. This field is required when Custom Datasource is selected in Datasource above. |
Custom JDBC URL | Custom JDBC URL. This field is required when Custom Datasource is selected in Datasource above. |
Custom JDBC Username | Custom JDBC Username. This field is required when Custom Datasource is selected in Datasource above. |
Custom JDBC Password | Custom JDBC Password. This field is required when Custom Datasource is selected in Datasource above. Test the connection parameters Click on the "Test Connection" button at the bottom of the page to quickly test out your configurations. |
| Use AJAX for cascade options? | When checked, this allows these fields to dynamically load available options based on the other field value (grouping column) when dealing with tremendous amount of selections. Read more at Ajax Cascading Drop-Down List.
Important Do not forget to configure the dependency field in Field ID to control available oiptiosn based on Grouping in the next tab.  Important Use question mark (?) in your SQL SELECT Query to represent dependency values. |
| Add Empty Option | If checked, an empty option will be added to the selections. |
| Empty Option Label | Empty option label. Only in use when Add Empty Option is checked. |
SQL SELECT Query |
Example SELECT * FROM dir_user; When Use AJAX for cascade options? is checked, make sure that a question mark is placed within the query. Example SELECT * FROM dir_user WHERE timeZone = (?) |