pass-through query

An SQL-specific query you use to send commands directly to a SQL database server (such as Microsoft SQL Server). With pass-through queries, you work with the tables on the server instead of linking them. Pass-through queries are used to execute SQL queries and system-specific commands written by using SQL dialects known only to the server.

A pass-through query may or may not return records. If it does, they are always returned in a snapshot.