# Execute commands

The commands are divided into two sub-types. Those that operate directly on the selected database, and those that operate on a collection of the selected database. For more information, see:

* [Database commands](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/mongodb-execute/commands-execute-step/database-commands.md)
* [Collection commands](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview/mongodb-execute/commands-execute-step/collection-commands.md)

Generally the commands follow the structure of commands in the MongoDB shell. However, there are some cases where extra input and output options are limited. Commands may accept arguments of

* STRING (double or single qoutes)
* BSON (less restrictive JSON)
* \[ BSON, ...] (a collection of BSON).


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