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title: "xDB Processing Tasks database"
slug: "xdb-processing-tasks-database"
abstract: "Overview of Sitecore xDB Processing Tasks database supported infrastructure, references, and privacy and security."
---
# xDB Processing Tasks database

The xDB Processing Tasks database stores processing tasks related to history aggregation and distributed processing.

## Supported infrastructure

You can host the xDB Processing Tasks database on:

- SQL Server
- SQL Azure

Refer to the [Sitecore compatibility table](https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/087164) for compatible versions.

## Reference structure

The xDB Processing tasks database has its place in the Sitecore reference structure. It can be referenced by other roles, and it can also reference other roles.

![Illustration showing the xDB Processing Tasks database's place in the Sitecore reference structure.](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/100/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/xdb-processing-tasks-database.png)

### Referenced by

The xDB Processing Tasks database is referenced by the following roles:

- [xDB Processing](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/100/platform-administration-and-architecture/xdb-processing.html "xDB Processing")

### References

The xDB Processing Tasks database does not reference other roles.

## Privacy and security

Assuming default behavior, the xDB Processing Tasks database does not handle personal data.