MongoDB Writer Parameters

Database Connection

Connection Parameters (Add Database Connection dialog)

This parameter determines how the writer will build a URI to connect to MongoDB.

  • URI: The writer will use the connection string specified in the MongoDB URI parameter.
  • Parameters: The writer will build a connection URI from multiple MongoDB Parameters, including Protocol, Hosts, and Database Name.

URI: This parameter contains a fully-specified MongoDB connection string.

See the MongoDB document Connection String URI Format for more information.

This parameter is enabled when Connection Type is Parameters.

Protocol: This parameter must contain the protocol used to connect to MongoDB. Valid values include:

  • mongodb:// (default)
  • mongodb+srv://

Host(s): This field must contain one or more hostnames or IP addresses of the destination MongoDB cluster. A port may be associated with each host. If the Port field is left blank, then the default value of 27017 (the standard MongoDB port) will be used.

Database Name: This parameter may be used to specify the database that contains the destination collection(s) to be written.

Option(s): This field may contain one or more connection options. Each option has a name and a value. See the MongoDB document Connection String URI Format for the full set of options supported by MongoDB.

This parameter is enabled when Connection Type is Parameters.

  • Username: If authentication is enabled, this parameter must contain a username for authentication on the destination MongoDB cluster.
  • Password: If authentication is enabled, this parameter must contain a password for authentication on the destination MongoDB cluster.

Advanced

This parameter controls whether features should be written in bulk.

If yes, then multiple features will be written in the same request, otherwise only one feature will be written at a time.

  • Yes: The writer will only write attributes that already exist in the collection.
  • No: The writer will write all attributes on the feature type definition.

This parameter is primarily a compatibility feature, and most users can leave the default No setting.