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Building flows
Handling data
PostgreSQL
Send answers data to a PSQL database you run, or a hosted database like RDS.
Schema
Because the Formsort user should not have administrative permissions, you must create it yourself, using a SQL command.
Create a table named
answer_set with the following command:1
CREATE TABLE answer_set (
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id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
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submitted_at timestamp with time zone NOT NULL,
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responder_uuid uuid NOT NULL,
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flow_label character varying,
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variant_label character varying,
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variant_revision_uuid uuid,
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event_type character varying,
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answers jsonb,
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schema_version smallint
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);
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CREATE UNIQUE INDEX answer_set_set_id_idx ON answer_set(id);
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Authentication
To allow Formsort to write to PostgreSQL, create a new user with insert permissions to the schema that contains your data table. You can then add the credentials for the user directly into Formsort.
Do not reuse a user with more permissions than are necessary to INSERT rows - Formsort does not even need SELECT access, and should not have any administrative permissions. Note: do grant
USAGE right on the sequence underpinning the primary key. Example using formsort role:1
GRANT INSERT ON TABLE answer_set TO formsort;
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GRANT USAGE ON SEQUENCE answer_set_id_seq TO formsort;
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