# Options

Enter the following information in the transformation step fields:

| Option                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Step Name**               | Specify the unique name of the CouchDB Input step on the canvas. You can customize the name or leave it as the default.                                                                                                               |
| **Host name or IP**         | Specify the host name for the connection to your database.                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Port**                    | Specify the port number for the connection to your database.                                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Database**                | Specify the name of the incoming database.                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| **Design document**         | Identify the source design document. Design documents are a special type of CouchDB document that contains application code. See [CouchDB Design Documents](http://guide.couchdb.org/editions/1/en/design.html) for more information. |
| **View name**               | Identify the source CouchDB view. See [CouchDB Views](http://guide.couchdb.org/editions/1/en/views.html#views+) for more information.                                                                                                 |
| **Authentication user**     | Specify the username required to access the database.                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **Authentication password** | Specify the password required to access the database.                                                                                                                                                                                 |