# Can we retrieve table records from database in Process instead of workflow?

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**Created:** [May 7, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/can-we-retrieve-table-records-from-database-in-process-instead-of-workflow/3307 "2021-05-07T16:12:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shubhamautomation](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.automationedge.com/shubhamautomation/32/604_2.png) [@Shubhamautomation](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Shubhamautomation)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2021, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/can-we-retrieve-table-records-from-database-in-process-instead-of-workflow/3307/1 "2021-05-07T16:12:20Z")

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Hello,  
As **table input** step is available in **Workflow** to retrieve the table record from database.  
but how we can retrieve the table records from database in **Process**?

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**Author:** ![hemanshu.rukadikar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.automationedge.com/hemanshu.rukadikar/32/606_2.png) [@hemanshu.rukadikar](https://community.automationedge.com/u/hemanshu.rukadikar)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/can-we-retrieve-table-records-from-database-in-process-instead-of-workflow/3307/2 "2021-05-11T09:42:05Z")

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Hi Shubham,

Unfortunately, we can not read from a DB directly in a process. You will have to do this in a Workflow and then call this Workflow in a Process using _Workflow Executor_ step.

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**Author:** ![Shubhamautomation](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.automationedge.com/shubhamautomation/32/604_2.png) [@Shubhamautomation](https://community.automationedge.com/u/Shubhamautomation)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/can-we-retrieve-table-records-from-database-in-process-instead-of-workflow/3307/3 "2021-05-11T14:23:51Z")

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Thank you sir !  
I thought ,there will be plugin in process like **table input** in Workflow. I was trying to reduce the number of workflow in project.