Database Server

This section describes how to configure the connection to the CIMCO NC-Base Server.

To open the Database Server dialog, select Setup in the Administration menu, or click the Setup dialog launch icon in the Database menu. The CIMCO NC-Base Configuration window appears. Click on Database Settings in the left hand list and select Database Server. The following dialog appears:

Database Server.

Database Server

param

Database server

Select the server you want to configure from the drop-down list.

param

Enable server

Check this field to enable additional servers.

param

Always default to primary server

Check this field to always default to the primary server.

param

Database type

Select from this list, the type of database that should be used.

param

Database connection

Select the data source from this list.

You must configure the ODBC data source that should be used by NC-Base through the Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Data Sources (ODBC) setup dialog.

param

NC-Base Server name

Use this field to specify the computer name/address where the CIMCO NC-Base Server is installed. The server name can be either the IP address or the host name of the server.

If the NC-Base Server is running on this computer, you can specify 'localhost' if you are using the CIMCO NC-Base server. If you are using a MS/Oracle SQL server, you must specify the computer name.

param

NC-Base Server port

Use this field to specify the port number used by the NC-Base Server.

Normally, you do not need to change this value.

param

User ID

Use this field to specify a user ID. If the selected connection does not require a user ID, leave the field blank.

param

Password

Use this field to specify a password. If the selected connection does not require a password, leave this field blank.

Server version

param

Server version

This field shows the NC-Base server version.