# How to map metadata to DB\_OUTPUT\_TABLE columns

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-map-metadata-to-db-output-table-columns/289>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-map-metadata-to-db-output-table-columns/289 "2008-03-04T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![bradrust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@bradrust](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/bradrust)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-map-metadata-to-db-output-table-columns/289/1 "2008-03-04T00:00:00Z")

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I recently upgrade to Clover.GUI 1.9.0.

I’ve mapped numerous csv-\>metadata-\>db\_output\_table’s before.

However, DB\_OUTPUT\_TABLE:FieldMap is no longer editable from the GUI (in my situation)

We have numerous database targets which are driven by a Linked Shared Connection which is generated (based on the user’s database target). I think there are issues when you have this kind of setup when FieldMap doesn’t have (from the GUI context) a valid Connection to browse database metadata to contract a FieldMap using the dialog.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had a better way to work with multiple database targets (per development sandbox,… not per graph) and maintaining fieldMap fields.

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**Author:** ![avackova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@avackova](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/avackova)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/how-to-map-metadata-to-db-output-table-columns/289/2 "2008-03-04T08:00:37Z")

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Hi,  
bug with not editable fieldMap attribute for invalid connection will be fixed in nearest patch. In 1.9 version you can use parametrized query instead of fieldMap; in such query you map out db and clover fields directly in query.