Database selection

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About this task

Partner Manager lets you change the current database through the Database Selection dialog box.

To change the current database

Procedure

  1. From the File menu, select Database Settings.

    The Partner Manager Database Selection window opens:

  2. Select the database vendor from the drop-down menu.
  3. Select the Data Source Name (DSN) from the drop-down menu.
    Note: You create DSNs from the ODBC applet in the Windows Control Panel.
  4. Enter a user ID and password, if required.
  5. Enter the database file name.
    Note: For Access and Oracle databases, you can leave the Database field blank. For all other database types, enter the name of the database, as it exists on the server.
  6. (Optional) Enter a description of the database (as it will appear in the title bar).
  7. Click Test Connection.

    The Connection Test OK message box opens to inform you that the test has been satisfactorily completed.

  8. Click OK.

    The Text Connection message box closes.

  9. Click OK in the Partner Manager Database Selection window.

    A message box opens that informs you that Partner Manager parameters are being updated.

  10. Click OK.

    Partner Manager closes.

  11. Restart Partner Manager to use the new database.