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    Data Transmission Service:Create a connection template

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    Data Transmission Service:Create a connection template

    Last Updated:Sep 16, 2026

    This topic describes how to create a connection template for a source or destination database instance.

    Procedure

    Note

    This topic uses a MySQL database as an example to demonstrate how to create a connection template.

    1. Go to the ETL task list page.

      1. Log on to the Data Transmission Service (DTS) console.

      2. In the left-side navigation pane, click ETL.

    2. In the upper-left corner, click Add data flow. In the Create Data Flow dialog box, enter a name for the ETL task in the Data Flow Name field, and set Development Method to DAG.

    3. Click Confirm.

    4. From the component panel on the left, drag an Input/Dimension Table (MySQL) node to a blank area of the canvas on the right.

    5. Click Input/Dimension Table MySQL-1 on the canvas, and on the Node Configuration tab, click Create Instance.

    6. In the Create Connection Template dialog box, enter the instance information. For more information, see Add an ApsaraDB database and Add a third-party or self-managed database.