# Connection to another database/system **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185 "2022-03-18T00:53:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![francisdiaz22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@francisdiaz22](https://forum.manager.io/u/francisdiaz22)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/1 "2022-03-18T00:53:28Z")
Hi! We are planning to acquire the Server Edition. Currently, we have a customer-based system that holds the data for our customers. 1. Can we get the source code to customize it after we purchased Manager? 2. What language and database were used? For example, there will be a data in the Customers tab (Manager). Adding a Custom field with our own unique customer number. Then, we will add a hyperlink via customization, connecting to our current web-based system. Then the user can view details of the customer’s information including past payments and remarks on that customer. Is this possible? ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/2 "2022-03-18T04:11:53Z")
The functionality of the server edition is essentially the same as the free desktop version (other than multi user access) So install the desktop version and see if that achieves the functionality you need. Manager is a commercial product. No you can’t have the source code. It is customisable, see - Custom fields. See Guides → Customizing a Business → Custom Fields - Custom reports. See [Create custom reports | Manager](https://www.manager.io/guides/18075) - Batch operations. See [Use Batch Create and Batch Update functions | Manager](https://www.manager.io/guides/9572) - Custom themes. See Guides → Customizing a Business → Themes - Localisation. See [https://forum.manager.io/c/localizations/82](https://forum.manager.io/c/localizations/82) & [Localizations - New way to contribute](https://forum.manager.io/t/localizations-new-way-to-contribute/37779) - Manager API. See [Search results for 'api' - Manager Forum](https://forum.manager.io/search?q=api) ---
**Author:** ![Omnipotent.inc](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/omnipotent.inc/32/35374_2.png) [@Omnipotent.inc](https://forum.manager.io/u/Omnipotent.inc)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/3 "2022-03-18T04:13:25Z")
> [@francisdiaz22](#): > > Can we get the source code to customize it after we purchased Manager? manager is not a open source software. so , you will not get Any Code of manager. if you want to modify anything try to use extensions. > [@francisdiaz22](#): > > What language and database were used for front end it is JavaScript. for backend no one knows except @lubos database is sqlite as far as i know > [@francisdiaz22](#): > > there will be a data in the Customers tab (Manager). Adding a Custom field with our own unique customer number. Then, we will add a hyperlink via customization, connecting to our current web-based system. Then the user can view details of the customer’s information including past payments and remarks on that customer. > > Is this possible? try to use manager Api for this purpose. ---
**Author:** ![eko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@eko](https://forum.manager.io/u/eko)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/4 "2022-03-18T06:23:46Z")
I think that all code is developed with [asp.net](http://asp.net). As @Omnipotent.inc already mentioned the database is SQLite and Manager is under a so called **Proprietary License.** This means that all rights are reserved, and that the work may not be modified or redistributed without permission. ---
**Author:** ![francisdiaz22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@francisdiaz22](https://forum.manager.io/u/francisdiaz22)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/5 "2022-03-18T06:41:49Z")
thank you! I understand now the licensing and rights for Manager. ---
**Author:** ![francisdiaz22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@francisdiaz22](https://forum.manager.io/u/francisdiaz22)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:42am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/6 "2022-03-18T06:42:32Z")
thank you! We will test this out for 7 days ---
**Author:** ![francisdiaz22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@francisdiaz22](https://forum.manager.io/u/francisdiaz22)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/7 "2022-03-18T06:43:53Z")
Thank you! Is there a way we can go inside the database? I see threads that @lubos asked to run the query **SELECT \* FROM** ---
**Author:** ![Patch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Patch](https://forum.manager.io/u/Patch)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/8 "2022-03-18T07:10:18Z")
> [@francisdiaz22](#): > > Is there a way we can go inside the database? Yes and no. Yes Manager provides multiple low level access method. That is what the batch operations, custom reports, custom themes, API all use. I have edited [my earlier post](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/2) to include the first line information source for each No You do not have access to the programming environment used by NG Software. ---
**Author:** ![Davide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/258eb7/32.png) [@Davide](https://forum.manager.io/u/Davide)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/9 "2022-03-18T08:06:19Z")
Hi Francis. Manager is written in Mono, is closed source and stores data in SQLite but not in a normalised way. To anwer your questions… you cannot customise the source code and you cannot access directly the database through SQL. However you can however manage your data via JSON APIs. ---
**Author:** ![Ealfardan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.manager.io/ealfardan/32/63166_2.png) [@Ealfardan](https://forum.manager.io/u/Ealfardan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.manager.io/t/connection-to-another-database-system/40185/10 "2026-07-05T20:14:50Z")
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