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Discovering the Direct Access interface

Learn what you can do in the Direct Access interface of CDP Data Visualization.

  1. On the main navigation bar, click Data.

    The Data view appears, open on the Datasets tab.

  2. Open the Supplemental menu ( ellipsis icon) and click >_ Direct Access.
    The Direct Access interface appears, where you can select the database you want to access.
    1. The Enter SQL below code-enabled box enables you to enter the relevant data queries.
    2. The Autocomplete option helps to validate the syntax of the SQL query.
    3. Clicking Run executes the SQL query.
    4. After the query executes, you can download the results in CSV format, by clicking (arrow) download under the Query field.
    5. The results area shows the query results.