Database Connections section

The Database Connections section shows the Optiva connection strings.

You can use the toolbar icons to perform these tasks:

• Add new Optiva database connections.
• Delete the connections that you have selected.
• Rearrange the sequence of the database connections by clicking Move Selected Connection Up or clicking Move Selected Connection Down.

• Test the connection for the selected row. You can select only one row at a time.

• Save the information in the Database Connections section. If you add, delete, or rearrange the database connections, but fail to click Save, then your current changes are not preserved.

• Upgrade an Optiva database connection. See Upgrading your database.
• Select a database in the Database Connections grid and click Version to see the current version of a database. The Database Version dialog box displays the Database ID, Database Name and Database Version. The version table also displays the Database Version items. The most recent items are displayed first.

• Click Download All Connections as Optiva.config XML File to generate an Optiva.config XML file from the data currently in the grid. Downloading the database connections is useful. You can move connection definitions from a shared database to a configuration file. This function is also a good reason to limit user access to the PLM Process Configuration application; you can obtain a list of database connections, including user names and passwords.

To edit a connection, click the drill down icon that is beside the connection. The Display Name cannot be changed.

To rename a connection, you must delete the existing connection and create a new one using the new name. Use the Import/Export panel.