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

The Sitecore Cortex™ Processing Tasks database temporarily stores tasks to be processed by the Sitecore Cortex Processing Engine service.

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<summary><h2>Supported infrastructure</h2></summary>

You can host the Sitecore Cortex Processing Tasks database on:

- SQL Server
- SQL Azure

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

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<summary><h2>Reference structure</h2></summary>

The Sitecore Cortex 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.

![Diagram of the reference structure for the Sitecore Cortex Processing Tasks database](https://doc.sitecore.com/api/markdown-image/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/images/Cortex-processing-engine-processing-tasks-102.png)

### Referenced by

The Sitecore Cortex Processing Tasks database is referenced by the following roles:

- [Sitecore Cortex Processing Engine](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/sitecore-cortex-processing-engine.html "Sitecore Cortex Processing Engine")
- [Sitecore Cortex Processing Service](https://doc.sitecore.com/xp/en/developers/102/platform-administration-and-architecture/sitecore-cortex-processing-service.html "Sitecore Cortex Processing service")

### References

The Sitecore Cortex Processing Tasks database does not reference other roles.

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<summary><h2>Privacy and security</h2></summary>

Assuming default behavior, the Sitecore Cortex Processing Tasks database does not store personal information. However, depending on your implementation, task data could potentially include sensitive data. For example, a xConnect search data source query might be *where contact's first name is "Peter" and last name is "McSitecore"*. The Sitecore Cortex Processing Tasks database supports Always Encrypted.

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