Some source connectors (like SQL Server) exclude a...
# replication-ask-ai
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Some source connectors (like SQL Server) exclude any columns you de-select using the Column Selection tool from the airbyte_raw output tables. Others, like the SFTP Connector, look like they keep all original data in the raw tables. Is there a way to modify the connector code to exclude these from the raw tables? From looking at the source, I'm not sure where we could modify it to give it a column list. Is that stored in the destination connectors?
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Hmm, I don't know enough to give you a confident answer yet. However, based on the information provided in the extracts, it seems that the behavior of excluding or including columns in the raw tables might depend on the specific connector and its implementation. In the [forum post](https://discuss.airbyte.io/t/2933) extract, a user mentioned that even after editing the catalog to remove a column, the column still showed up in the destination's raw table. This suggests that the behavior you're observing might be inherent to the specific connectors you're using. Unfortunately, the extracts do not provide specific information on how to modify the connector code to exclude certain columns from the raw tables. For more detailed guidance, you might want to refer to the [Airbyte documentation](https://docs.airbyte.com) or ask in the [Airbyte community forum](https://discuss.airbyte.io).