How to reduce the load on the production database?

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Reducing Load on Production Database using Extract mode

Production database load can be significantly reduced by uploading data to an another DB and accessing it from there. This process involves connecting to Extract mode, which fetches data from the production database and uploads it to the configured DB in Bold BI. Once the data is in this new DB, it can be queried as needed.

Connecting to Extract Mode

To connect to Extract mode, follow these steps:

Click on ‘Data Sources’ in the configuration panel to add a new data connection.

2. Click on ‘CREATE NEW’ to launch a new connection from the connection panel.
3. Select the ‘MSSQL connection’ in the connection panel.

In this connection type, a data source is fetched from the source periodically. Choose the ‘Extract mode’ option for this connection.

Configuring Refresh Settings

To configure the data source refresh settings, follow these steps:

Click on ‘Refresh Settings’ in the configuration panel.

2. Select the recurrence type, recurrence start and end dates in the ‘Refresh Setting’ dialog box.
3. Data refresh can be scheduled hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly.
4. The ‘Application Time Zone’ is displayed below the date picker. The start time of the schedule is converted to the client Time Zone and shown on the right side for user convenience. After selecting, click ‘Schedule’.

Preview and Data Import

Click ‘Connect’ to connect the MSSQL server with the configured details.
The ‘Choose Table(s)’ dialog opens. This dialog displays a list of tables and views in treeview. Select the required table(s) or view(s) from the treeview to use in the designer.
Configure the incremental refresh column (The table must have a primary key column and date column to configure this option) for the selected items in the right side panel. If you configured it, then the data source will work on Incremental update, otherwise works on Full load concept. And finally click ‘Connect’.