# tMaxDBInput

Reads a database and extracts fields based on a query.

tMaxDBInput executes a DB query with a strictly defined order which must correspond to the schema definition. Then it passes on the field list to the next component via a Main row link.

For more technologies supported by Talend, see [Talend components](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/7.3/components/maxdb).

### In this section

* [tMaxDBInput Standard properties](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/7.3/maxdb/tmaxdbinput-standard-properties)