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2 The Systems Tool
Systems Tool
The Systems Tool contains the components used to define, add, edit, remove, duplicate, test,
and open existing systems on the Neoview platform.
Select the Tools->Systems Tool menu in HPDM and you can create a system definition for each
system you want to manage, see
The Systems Tool window displays these settings:
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State
— specifies the current state of the system definition as: Password not specified,
Not tested
, Test failed, or Test succeeded.
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System Name
— specifies an alias name to identify this Neoview system. The system name
can be up to 32 characters in length, and consist of letters, digits, and the underscore character.
•
Server Data Source
— specifies the name of the data source on the Neoview system. If the
field is left blank, the default data source is used if it one has been configured.
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User Name
— Neoview user name.
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Host Name
— the DNS name or IP address for the target Neoview platform.
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Port Number
— contains the ODBC server port number.
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Default Schema
— contains the default entry for the system (optional).
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DriverString
— specifies the ODBC driver.
Options
The options for the Systems Tool are:
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[Test] tests a selected system and displays the results in the Connection Test Result window.
[Test] is enabled if one or more systems is selected.
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[Edit] launches the Edit System window with the selected systems’ current settings. [Edit]
is enabled if one or more systems is selected.
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[Add] launches the Add System window with blank settings, except for the port number
(which defaults to 18650). The ODBC driver defaults to 2.0. [Add] is always enabled.
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[Add Like] launches the Add Like System window with selected systems’ current settings.
You can use these settings as a starting point for adding a new system. [Add Like] is enabled
if only one system is selected.
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[Remove] launches the Remove Confirmation window. [Remove] is enabled if one or more
systems is selected.
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[Clear Password] launches the Clear Password Confirmation window. [Clear Password]
is enabled if one or more systems is selected.
Define System
If there are no system definitions persisting from a previous session, regardless of whether the
currently running version of HPDM is a new, updated, or an existing installation, select the
Tools->Systems Tool in HPDM.
For information about completing the fields in the Systems Tool window, see
Add System
To create a new system definition for the Neoview system, use [Add] to launch the Add System
window.
Systems Tool
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