# Database Query
This action can be used to run queries on a database and extract desired data.
## Properties
### Input
* **Query:** The query which will be executed on the given tatabase connection.
* **Database Connection:** The DatabaseConnection object which will be used to interract with the SQL Server.
### Output
* **Result:** The resulting DataTable object returned by the query.
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**Note:** This object **must** have the **Variable Type** set to **DataTable**.
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### Misc
* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project.
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
* **Abort on Error**: True/False.
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely.
## **Use Case**
### **Potential Use Cases**
* Run querries on a database to extract customers based on the specified requirements and insert them in a CRM.
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