Overview
Version
FineDataLink Version | Functional Change |
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4.0.28 | / |
Introduction
TiDB is a converged distributed database product that supports both Online Transactional Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), known as Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing (HTAP). It features horizontal capacity scaling, financial-grade high availability, real-time HTAP capabilities, distributed cloud-native architecture, and compatibility with MySQL 5.7 protocol and MySQL ecosystem, among other important characteristics.
FineDataLink supports the use of TiDB databases as the source and target data sources.
Application Scenario
Scheduled Task supports the reading from and writing into the TiDB database.
Pipeline Task supports data writing into the TiDB database.
Preparation
Version and Driver
Supported Database Version | Driver |
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V5.2.0 V5.2.1 | The driver (com. mysql. jdbc. Driver) is built-in, and no download is required. If the driver is unavailable for use, replace the official driver by referring to Choose Driver or ORM. |
Connection Information Collection
Collect the following information before connecting FineDataLink to the database.
IP address and port number of the database server
Database name
Procedure
1. Log in to FineDataLink as the admin, choose System Management > Data Connection > Data Connection Management, and click New Data Connection.

2. Click the TiDB icon.
3. Fill in the connection information.

4. Click Test Connection. If the connection is successful, click Save to save the configuration.
Data Source Usage
After configuring the data source, you can use it in Data Development. For details, see Overview of Data Development.
After configuring the data connection, you can use it in Data Pipeline to write data into the TiDB database.