# Utilizing Database Project Settings

**URL:** <https://forum.katalon.com/t/utilizing-database-project-settings/30415>\
**Category:** Web Testing\
**Tags:** database, web-testing, katalon-studio\
**Created:** [July 29, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/utilizing-database-project-settings/30415 "2019-07-29T15:05:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SMyrick](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/smyrick/32/7312_2.png) [@SMyrick](https://forum.katalon.com/u/SMyrick)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/utilizing-database-project-settings/30415/1 "2019-07-29T15:05:14Z")

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Hello,

I recently discovered that there is a Database tab under Project Settings which allows me to test a db connection. I thought to myself “this is great because now I can hide this password and rely on Katalon’s encryption”, except I’m not sure how (or if) I can make use of those settings. I currently use a built-in SQL library, but I’m wondering if I can tell Katalon “connect me to the database using the info you have stored internally” so that I don’t have to pass all of that info into a separate object or keyword, because having to do that makes it seem like the Database setting serves no purpose.

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**Author:** ![yoyox98](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/yoyox98/32/16104_2.png) [@yoyox98](https://forum.katalon.com/u/yoyox98)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/utilizing-database-project-settings/30415/2 "2019-07-31T14:44:43Z")

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Have you tried the DBMS plugin ?  
[https://store.katalon.com/product/24/DBMS-Keywords](https://store.katalon.com/product/24/DBMS-Keywords)  
it looks like what you need

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**Author:** ![SMyrick](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/smyrick/32/7312_2.png) [@SMyrick](https://forum.katalon.com/u/SMyrick)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/utilizing-database-project-settings/30415/3 "2019-07-31T15:24:18Z")

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Based on that description I think you may be right. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

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**Author:** ![albert.vu](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/katalon/user_avatar/forum.katalon.com/albert.vu/32/20595_2.png) [@albert.vu](https://forum.katalon.com/u/albert.vu)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.katalon.com/t/utilizing-database-project-settings/30415/4 "2022-08-08T07:43:07Z")

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