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title: "SQL Access: Understanding the Clarity Data Schema"
description: "This session covers how to: get connected to your database; query basic client demographics; and find the differences between HMIS data elements vs locally defined fields."
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[Clarity Connect 2023 Session ](https://www.bitfocus.com/clarityconnect/sessions)

# [SQL Access: Understanding the Clarity Data Schema](https://www.bitfocus.com/clarityconnect/sessions/sql)

 Written by [Sample HubSpot User](https://www.bitfocus.com/clarityconnect/sessions/author/sample-hubspot-user) | Sep 21, 2023 11:40:40 PM

Tuesday, October 3 | 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Marcel Room

Don’t want to be tied down to a specific reporting tool? Get the flexibility you need with Clarity’s direct SQL access. Dust off your SQL skills and come learn how to: get connected to your database; query basic client demographics; and find the differences between HMIS data elements vs locally defined fields.

*Basic SQL skills are required for this session.*

 

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