Copy Existing Properties

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Overview

Use the following configuration settings to enable the copy existing feature which converts MongoDB collections into Change Stream events.

For a list of source connector configuration settings organized by category, see the guide on Source Connector Configuration Properties.

Name	Description
copy.existing	Type: boolean Description: Whether to enable the copy existing feature which converts all data in a MongoDB collection to Change Stream events and publishes them on Kafka topics. If MongoDB changes the source collection data after the connector starts the copy process, the connector creates events for the changes after it completes the copy process. Default:`false` Accepted Values: `true` or `false`
copy.existing.max.threads	Type: int Description: The maximum number of threads the connector can use to copy data. Default: number of processors available in the environment Accepted Values: An integer
copy.existing.queue.size	Type: int Description: The size of the queue the connector can use when copying data. Default: `16000` Accepted Values: An integer