Set database connection
Specify your settings for the PPM database.
For detailed information on the required database settings, please contact your system administrator.
Prerequisites
The database drivers are installed.
Procedure
- Select a database from the selection box.
Depending on the selected database, different input options are displayed.
- In the Database server box, specify the computer in the network on which the database server with the client-specific PPM database is running.
For an SQL database, you can specify a Named instance in the form of <computer>\<named instance>, e.g. "mypc\testinstance".
- Specify the port number of the database service in the Database port box.
- Specify the name of the PPM database in the Database name box.
- In the Database user box, enter the user name that you use to log in to the PPM database.
- In the Database password box, enter the user password that you use to log in to the PPM database.
- Reenter your Database password in the Password confirmation.
- Click Test database connection to verify if your settings are correct.
- Click Next.
Your settings are applied.