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# AWS::Glue::Crawler JdbcTarget
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Specifies a JDBC data store to crawl.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[ConnectionName](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-connectionname)" : String,
  "[EnableAdditionalMetadata](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-enableadditionalmetadata)" : [ String, ... ],
  "[Exclusions](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-exclusions)" : [ String, ... ],
  "[Path](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-path)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [ConnectionName](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-connectionname): String
  [EnableAdditionalMetadata](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-enableadditionalmetadata): 
    - String
  [Exclusions](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-exclusions): 
    - String
  [Path](#cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-path): String
```

## Properties
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`ConnectionName`  <a name="cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-connectionname"></a>
The name of the connection to use to connect to the JDBC target.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`EnableAdditionalMetadata`  <a name="cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-enableadditionalmetadata"></a>
Specify a value of `RAWTYPES` or `COMMENTS` to enable additional metadata in table responses. `RAWTYPES` provides the native-level datatype. `COMMENTS` provides comments associated with a column or table in the database.  
If you do not need additional metadata, keep the field empty.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Exclusions`  <a name="cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-exclusions"></a>
A list of glob patterns used to exclude from the crawl. For more information, see [Catalog Tables with a Crawler](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/add-crawler.html).  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: Array of String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Path`  <a name="cfn-glue-crawler-jdbctarget-path"></a>
The path of the JDBC target.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)