# Previewing data in the SQL editor

Available in...

* Big Data Platform
* Cloud API Services Platform
* Cloud Big Data Platform
* Cloud Data Fabric
* Cloud Data Management Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* MDM Platform
* Qlik Cloud Enterprise Edition
* Qlik Talend Cloud Enterprise Edition
* Qlik Talend Cloud Premium Edition
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

After you create a connection to a database, you can open a view in Talend Studio to see actual data in the database.

## Before you begin

A database connection is created in the Profiling perspective.

## Procedure

1. In the DQ Repository tree view, expand Metadata > DB Connections.
2. Browse to a table in a given database connection, right-click it and select Preview.

   The SQL editor opens in Talend Studio listing the data in the selected table. ![Overview of the SQL editor.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/table_preview_data.png)
3. Optional: If required, do any modifications in the query and save it.

## Results

The query is listed under the Libraries > Source Files folder in the DQ Repository tree view.