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# Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system developed by Microsoft. As a DinoAI agent environment in Paradime, SQL Server enables running dbt™ models and queries during DinoAI background agent sessions.

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  **IP RESTRICTIONS**

  Make sure to allow traffic from one of the Paradime IPs in your firewall depending on the data location selected.

  👉 See also: [Paradime IP addresses](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/developers/ip-restrictions).
</Warning>

#### Setup Instructions

1. Click **Settings** in the top menu bar of the Paradime interface to access **Account Settings**
2. In the left sidebar, click **Connections**
3. Click **Add New** next to the **DinoAI Background Agent Environment** section
4. Select **SQL Server**
5. In the **Profile Configuration** field, add at least these required parameters. For additional configuration options, see the Profile Fields Reference section.

```yaml theme={"system"}
driver: 'ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server'     # ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server
server: sql.company.com                     # Hostname or IP address
port: 1433                                  # Default: 1433
database: analytics_db                      # Name of the database
user: sql_user                              # DinoAI agent service user
password: your_password                     # Service user password
```

<Info>
  After adding the configuration, ensure it's properly formatted using a YAML formatter like [YAML Formatter](https://jsonformatter.org/yaml-formatter).
</Info>

6. Provide a dbt™ **Profile Name** (this should match the profile name set in your `dbt_project.yml`).
7. In the **Target** field, enter **`dinoai`**. This is the target your dbt™ project will use during DinoAI background agent sessions.
8. The **Schema** field is pre-configured, but you can change it to specify the schema where dbt™ will build objects.
9. The **Threads** value is pre-configured to 1, but you can adjust this to specify how many parallel operations your dbt™ project can run.

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#### Example Profile Configuration

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#### Profile Fields Reference

| Field                 | Description                                               | Example                         | Default Value                   | Required |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------- | -------- |
| driver                | ODBC driver                                               | `ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server` | `ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server` | ✅        |
| server                | Server hostname or IP                                     | `sql.company.com`               | None                            | ✅        |
| port                  | Server port number                                        | `1433`                          | `1433`                          | ✅        |
| database              | Database name                                             | `analytics_db`                  | None                            | ✅        |
| schema                | Schema name. Configured in the UI Schema field.           | `dbo`                           | None                            | ✅        |
| user                  | Authentication username for the DinoAI agent service user | `sql_user`                      | None                            | ✅        |
| password              | Authentication password for the DinoAI agent service user | `your_password`                 | None                            | ✅        |
| retries               | Number of query retry attempts                            | `3`                             | `1`                             | ❌        |
| encrypt               | Enable connection encryption                              | `true`                          | `true`                          | ❌        |
| trust\_cert           | Trust server certificate                                  | `false`                         | `false`                         | ❌        |
| login\_timeout        | Connection timeout in seconds                             | `10`                            | `0`                             | ❌        |
| query\_timeout        | Query timeout in seconds                                  | `300`                           | `0`                             | ❌        |
| schema\_authorization | Schema owner principal                                    | `db_owner`                      | None                            | ❌        |


## Related topics

- [Microsoft SQL Server](/products/settings/connections/scheduler-environment/microsoft-sql-server.md)
- [Scheduler environment](/products/settings/connections/scheduler-environment/index.md)
- [DinoAI Background Agent environment](/products/settings/connections/dinoai-background-agent-environment/index.md)
- [Code IDE environment](/products/settings/connections/development-environment/index.md)