In ODC we can create connections to other databases
Is it possible in the new personal ODC environment to make a database connection to the database of our own personal O11 environment? The connection option is available in the side menu, so I think that it shoud be possible.
Is it at all possible to create a connection to another database in the personal ODC environment. It should not matter if it is a database in the same farm, another database in an other location or the database underneath any O11 OutSystems application, whether it is the cloud, on premise or underneath the personal O11 environment.
As of now, personal ODC (OutSystems Developer Cloud) environments do not support creating connections to external databases. This limitation includes databases located in the same farm, other locations, or databases associated with OutSystems 11 environments (cloud, on-premise, or personal). Personal ODC environments are typically provided for learning and experimentation purposes, and they are sandboxed to ensure simplicity and isolation for developers, which restricts external integrations.
However, if you're using a licensed or enterprise-level ODC environment, ODC does support connecting to external databases through the use of Public Network connections or Private Gateways. These mechanisms allow integration with databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and others across public and private networks. Private Gateway setups are particularly useful for securely integrating with on-premise databases or private network resources Integrate with External Databases.
For databases associated with OutSystems 11 applications (like personal environments or enterprise setups), there is no direct interoperability between personal ODC and OutSystems 11 environments. ODC and OutSystems 11 use different architectures—ODC is cloud-native and microservices-based, while OutSystems 11 operates in a more monolithic framework. Integration between these systems would require APIs or other forms of middleware in licensed environments How to Create a New Connection.
If testing cross-environment scenarios is critical for your use case, upgrading to enterprise environments for both ODC and OutSystems 11 would be the way to proceed. For further details on integration capabilities, you can explore the documentation covering integration aspects for ODC Integration with External Systems.
Hi Marlies,
I think connecting ODC personal database directly to OS11 personal environment is not possible currently and not supported, as ODC only allows connections to external databases and OS11 personal environment db is not considered as external.
As announced at the ONE Conference, ODC personal environments are now available for individual use. There’s still a high level of isolation between ODC and OS11. That's for security and environment integrity.
For testing purpose, we have to expose data from OS11 via APIs and consuming them in ODC.
Regards,
Abhinav
No, it is not possible to create a direct connection between a personal ODC (OutSystems Developer Cloud) environment and a personal OutSystems 11 environment. Personal environments are meant for individual learning and development, and as such, they are typically isolated, with limited capabilities to establish integrations across different OutSystems platforms.
ODC and OutSystems 11 are quite different in architecture—ODC is built around a cloud-native, microservices paradigm, while OutSystems 11 relies on a more monolithic setup. Direct integration across these two infrastructures is not supported within personal environments.
If your intent is to explore coexistence or integration between ODC and OutSystems 11 for testing purposes in a professional setup (e.g., enterprise use cases), you might need licensed environments where you can enable APIs, secure connections, or other mechanisms to achieve interoperability. For further insights into how such coexistence might be achieved, consider reviewing the best practices outlined in OutSystems 11 to ODC conversion.
If you are testing the feasibility of migrating or integrating features during development, consider consulting OutSystems solution architects for tailored recommendations.