Input options tab

Input options tab in Mongo Input

In the Input options tab, specify which database and collection you want to retrieve information from. You can also indicate the read preferences and tag sets.

Enter the following information in the Input options fields:

Option	Definition
Database	Name of the database to retrieve data from. Click Get DBs to populate the drop-down menu with a list of databases on the server.
Collection	Name of the collection to retrieve data from. Click Get collectionsto populate the drop-down menu with a list of collections within the database.
Read preference	Specify which node to read first: primary,primary preferred, secondary, secondary preferred, or nearest.