Install the Database Client ODBC Driver
Note
If you are upgrading a previous version of Cencon, you should already have an ODBC connection. You have the option to skip ahead to the section
titled Database Preparation ; however, due to differences between the previous connection type and the new Native Client connection, it is highly
recommended that you go ahead and create a new ODBC connection for maximum efficiency of data handling.
Each DBMS has an ODBC driver that must be installed on the system that is going to be running Cencon. It is possible that this system is the same
one that is running the DBMS, or the DBMS may be on a server.
The administrator is required to install the ODBC driver for the DBMS being used with Cencon and to configure it to connect to the Cencon database
that has been set up.
1.
From the Windows Start button, select Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and finally, Data Sources (ODBC). This opens the Windows
ODBC Data Source Administrator window:
2.
From the ODBC Data Source Administrator window, select the System DSN tab:
This selection displays a listing of existing system data source names.
3.
To create a new data source for the Cencon connection (including the server and the default database), click on the Add button. The Create
New Data Source screen is displayed. This selection displays a listing of drivers for data sources:
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