Common SQL Parameters

Description

Macros that run SQL scripts and display results in the form of a table share common capabilities as described below. A JavaScript enabled browser is required to enable most of these capabilities.

In the macro editor window, all these common capabilities are logically grouped into various tabs based on the functionality for easy access and styling.

SQL settings:
- SQL statement: Allows you to select the data source profile for a database and run SQL statements in the editor. Select the Data source profile for your SQL database and enter the query in the SQL statement editor. There is no limit to the number of statements you can run.
- SQL script: Allows you to read and run SQL statements from external sources like attachments, files, or templates on your Confluence instance. Advanced capabilities will enable you to combine the outputs from the script and macro body.
- Parameters: Allows you to create a set of optional data parameters to refine your statement. Parameters apply to your SQL statements during runtime. Simply enter the number of parameters you want to create in the Start with parameter (s) field and click + Add a parameter (s) to define the parameters. You can define multiple parameters by clicking + Add value; there is no limit to the number of parameters you can add.
- Runtime: Allows you to specify additional conditions that apply to a SQL script during execution.

Selecting a value in the macro overrides the default value set by an Administrator. The order of overriding the default setting is:

Macro level parameter > Profile configuration > Global configuration.

Display settings:
- Data layout: Allows you to define how the output for a SQL script is presented.
- Advanced formatting: Allows you to define advanced settings like expanding array fields, SQL query, etc. in the output.

The following parameters are available on all SQL macros. Some parameters may have values that are restricted by your administrator for security or operational reasons.

Tabs	Macro Editor Label	Default	Description	Parameter

Tabs	Macro Editor Label	Default	Description	Parameter
SQL settings
SQL statement	Data source profile		Specify the data source name. It represents an application server defined data source (Pro Edition) or data source profile defined by your administrator. This is a required field and some of the data sources may be restricted.	dataSource
SQL statement	SQL statement		Use the available select lists to select the tables, views, and respective columns, and add them to your SQL statement. You can: Build simple queries by selecting the tables, views, and/or columns, and clicking the add icon, or Enter your own SQL statement and add tables, views, and columns from the select lists wherever required in the query, or Add additional SQL scripts from the SQL script tab The tables, views, and columns in the select lists are loaded based on the Data source profile selected. There is no limit to the number of statements you can run. This parameter is not available in SQL File macro. The ability to add required tables and columns from the select lists to your SQL query, is added in the SQL 10.1 release. At times, these select lists might take a while to load. This can be because of your network connectivity or a large number of tables in the selected data source. Note that this delay occurs only the first time you connect to a data source. Once retrieved, data is cached until one hour, which is the default cache expiry time. When you add a new table or alter an existing table in any data source (using SQL macro), the changes might not be reflected in the select lists immediately, because the data before changes is cached for one hour. You can either: contact your Administrator to flush the respective cache in the Cache Management page, to see the updates immediately, or wait for the select lists to load once the cache is cleared and the latest updates are retrieved.
SQL script	Method of locating script	None	Specifies the list of options where SQL scripts are located. The results will be based on the scripts present in the selected location. Attachment - The script is read from the list of options selected for the following parameters: Space - Lists all available spaces. Page - Lists all the pages available from the selected space. The following options indicate: @self - current space or page @home - homepage of current space @parent - parent page of current page or space Template - Scripts is read from a global page template specified in the 'Name of the template' field. Special note: How to deal with templates on Confluence 4.3 and later. Above parameters are not available for the SQL File macro. Filename - The script is read from the input specified in the 'File name' field. You can specify the file located in confluence home directory/script/filename, also subdirectories. File encoding - Encoding for an external file if different from the system default handling. Default file encoding is UTF8.	script
Parameters	p1 through pn		Click + Add parameter (s) to create a set of optional data parameters to refine your SQL statements during runtime. Each parameter field allows you to create a set of optional data parameters to refine your query. Parameters apply to your SQL statements during runtime. Simply enter the number of parameters you want to create in the Start with parameter (s) field and click + Add parameter (s) to define the parameters. You can define multiple parameters by clicking + Add value; there is no limit to the number of parameters you can add. For example, `select * from example where name = ? or department = ?` Values for SQL parameter markers identified by "?" in SQL statements. On untrusted sites, prevent SQL injection attacks by using parameter markers. This is only necessary when the SQL statements are partially constructed from user input. Wiki markup SQL macros support an arbitrary number of parameter markers. An arbitrary number of parameter markers can be provided when using the wiki markup version of the SQL macro. See Wikipedia: SQL injection.
Runtime	Auto commit SQL statements	On	Wikipedia: Autocommit or see your database documentation.	autoCommit
	Transaction isolation level	Default	Most DBMSs offer a number of transaction isolation levels, which control the degree of locking that occurs when selecting data. You can select among a list of 5 kinds of transaction isolation levels: Read committed Read uncommitted Repeatable read Serializable: This is the highest isolation level. None: Skips adding any controls while your data is being selected. To know more about what you can do with each type, refer to Wikipedia: Isolation or See your database documentation. The default transaction isolation level is set by the administrator via the Global configuration page. Selecting a value from the list overrides the default. Database and JDBC drivers should support the selected transaction isolation level.	transactionIsolation
	Maximum number of rows to retrieve and display	Default	Specify the upper limit for the number of rows your SQL query returns. Administrators can configure the limit. The default value is set by the administrator via the Global configuration page or Profile configuration page. Selecting a value from the list overrides the default. The order of overriding the default setting is: Macro level parameter > Profile configuration > Global configuration. Administrators can prevent overriding the Limit rows processed parameter and enforce the default value set on the Global configuration page by enabling the Restrict overriding global configuration limits flag. Refer to Get Started - Configuration - 11.x.	limit
	Maximum number of seconds for query to run	Default	Time in seconds that a query runs before a forced timeout. The default value is set by your Confluence administrator in the global configuration for SQL for Confluence. Since 5.1. The default value is set by the administrator via the Global configuration page or Profile configuration page. Selecting a value from the list overrides the default. The order of overriding the default setting is Macro level parameter > Profile configuration > Global configuration. To know more about how the queryTimeout parameter value is evaluated, refer to the scenario illustrations page Limit query time - 11.x. Your database and JDBC driver must support the selected value to use this parameter. This parameter can be managed by Macro Security for Confluence App. Administrators can prevent overriding the Limit query time parameter and enforce the default value set on the Global configuration page by enabling the Restrict overriding global configuration limits flag. Refer to Get Started - Configuration - 11.x.	queryTimeout
	Render wiki markup macros in body	Off	If requested, the body will be rendered to expand wiki markup macros. The rendered macros must produce valid SQL syntax. This is useful to run macros from Scripting for Confluence or similar that can produce SQL output.	macros
Display settings
Data layout	Output format	html	Specifies how the output is formatted: HTML - Generates HTML from the result set. Data is HTML encoded unless data encoding is disabled. XHTML (Pro Edition) - Generates and renders XHTML from the result set. Data is HTML encoded unless encoding has been disabled (disableAntiXss). Wiki - Generates and renders wiki markup from the result set. If the data contains unintended wiki markup characters, set the escape parameter On. unrenderedWiki (Pro Edition) - Generates wiki markup from the result set, similar to wiki, without rendering. Wraps with a table-plus macro suitable for copying to another system. unrenderedWiki will not work with our SQL File macro.	output
	Display rows vertically or horizontally	vertical	Note that most of the styling, formatting, sorting, auto, and similar parameters are applicable to only the vertical orientation setting.	rowOrientation
	Show results as a table	On	Turn this toggle on to produce single values that you want to include in the text.	table
	Use database column labels	Off	Choose whether to use a column name or column label for a row header.	columnLabel
	Show number of rows updated	Off	For update SQL, determines whether or not to show the number of rows updated as a result of the operation.	showUpdateCount
	Show error if there are no rows	Off	A ResultSet with no rows may indicate an error. Use this parameter to control what should happen in this case. A non-blank message must be available (noDataMessage).	noDataError
	Text to display when there are no rows		Use @default to show a default error message. The message in this field is displayed only if Show results as a table is selected.	noDataMessage
Advanced formatting	Show generated wiki markup	Off	When the output is wiki-based, choose this option to show the generated wiki markup.	showWiki
	Escape special wiki characters	Off	When the output is wiki-based, choose this option to escape special characters in wiki markup. Use this to prevent unintended wiki characters from interfering with table formatting.	escape
	Convert null fields to blank	On	Use this parameter to avoid displaying null values in the column.	convertNull
	Stop encoding HTML characters	Off	If the SQL is producing HTML, this parameter needs to be selected (On). User must be authorized (via global app configuration or by more fine-grained control using Macro Security for Confluence) to use this option due to security considerations.	disableAntiXss
	Expand array fields	On	For vertical row orientation, array fields can be expanded to one entry per line.	expandArray
	Show SQL	Off	Displays SQL in a code macro.	showSql
	Options for showing SQL code		Since 6.4. A comma-separated list of code or code-pro (Code Pro Macro) parameters used when Show SQL is selected. This allows for customization of how the SQL code is shown. See How to improve the display of SQL source.	showSqlOptions

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