# UseODBCDatabase

Set `UseODBCDatabase` to `True` if you want to use a shared SQL database backend to store collected statistics.

By default, the Controllers store statistics locally, and Coordinator polls the Controllers for the statistics.

When you set `UseODBCDatabase` to `True`, the Controllers store the statistics in the SQL backend, and Coordinator retrieves the statistics from the database that you configure in the ConnectionString parameter in the `[Server]` section. Coordinator also uses this database to store information about the Controller components.

NOTE: You must set `UseODBCDatabase` to the same value in the Coordinator and Controller configuration files. If you set `UseODBCDatabase` to `True`, Coordinator and the Controllers must connect to the same database.

Type: | Boolean
Default: | False
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | StatsCollector
Example: | `UseODBCDatabase=True`
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