# Setting up JSON DB Connector
## **Create a Database Collection in SearchBlox**
After logging in to the Admin Console, click Add Collection button. The Add Collection screen will now be displayed.
Enter a unique name for your collection (for example, JSONDB).
Select the DB Collection icon.
Click Add to create the collection.

## **JSON Sample Data**
We will use the sample JSON data given in the following for configuring SQL queries and database URL string. You can download the following data as a JSON file, place it in a folder and follow the steps to test the DB connector.
The main object in this JSON file is **people**
The structure of objects in the file is represented in the following table. [Learn more on Parsing JSON Data](🔗)

**JSON Objects in the file**
## **Configure SQL Query**
To fetch data from the JSON, a select SQL query must be provided.
It is mandatory to map a unique field to uid
The query should follow SQL SELECT query format with mappings. [SQL Query for Database Collection](🔗) `
SELECT <index field> as uid , <column name2> as title, <column name3> as content FROM <tablename> LIMIT 100
` **Sample Query for JSON sample data:** `SELECT [people].[personal.name.first] AS uid, [people].[personal.name.last] AS title,[people].[personal.age] AS age,[people].[personal.gender] AS gender,[people].[vehicles.type],[people].[vehicles.model],[people].[vehicles.insurance.company],[people].[vehicles.maintenance.date] FROM [people]
`In the preceding query you can see the fields are representated interms of hierarchy example: `
[people].[personal.name.first]
` `[people].[vehicles.maintenance.date]
`
[Reference for select queries for Database JSON Connector](🔗)

If you have more than 100 entries in a table, specify the number of documents to be indexed by giving LIMIT value in the query. For example:
`SELECT <index field> as uid , <column name2> as title, <column name3> as content FROM <tablename> LIMIT 100
`
Otherwise, a minimum of 50 rows will be indexed.
## ** Database Collection Settings**
Select database type as JSON from the dropdown menu.
Enter the database URL string in the format as shown here: `
jdbc:json:DataModel=Relational;URI=C:\xmljson\person.json;DataModel=Document;JSONPath='$.people';
`Provide the exact URI of your json file.
In JSONPath provide the main object in the format `
$.people'
`

Save the settings.
Check the settings by clicking Test Database Collection. The database connection has to be successful for the indexing to work.

## ** Index and Search**
Start indexing from the Index tab or dashboard.

Search results in regular search and faceted search are shown as follows:


