HP Neoview Release 2.4 Software - Manual (Page 19)

Log On and Off
You log on to HPDM as part of connecting to a system. See “Connect to a System” (page 17) . To
connect to a system, you must create a system definition. The system definition is saved and can
be reused over and over again. After a system definition is created, you need only specify a
password to connect to a system. The tool you use to work with system definitions is the Systems
Tool
. See “Use the Systems Tool” (page 19) .
You log off from a system by performing either of these operations:
• Disconnecting. Disconnecting closes all ODBC connections with a system without removing
the system definition or exiting the HPDM client application. See
“Disconnect From a System”
(page 18) .
• Exiting the HPDM client application. Exiting disconnects all active sessions (all systems)
simultaneously without removing the system definitions. See
“Exit the HP Database
Manager” (page 15) .
Related Topics
“Connect to a System” (page 17)
“Use the Systems Tool” (page 19)
“Disconnect From a System” (page 18)
“Exit the HP Database Manager” (page 15)
Terms
system definition
Systems Tool
Use the Systems Tool
The Systems Tool contains the components used to define, add, edit, remove, duplicate, test,
and open existing systems on the Neoview platform.
To open the Systems Tool, select Tools > Systems Tool. The Systems Tool window displays
these settings:
Description Setting
Specifies the current state of the system definition as one of:
• Password not specified
• Not tested
• Test failed
• Test succeeded
State
Specifies an alias name to identify this Neoview platform. The system name can be up to
32 characters in length, and can consist of letters, digits, and the underscore character. System Name
Specifies the name of the data source. If no data source is specified, or if the specified
client-side data source cannot be found on the server, the client connects to the default
data source (TDM_Default_DataSource). Data Source
Your user name. User Name
The DNS name or IP address for the target Neoview platform. Host
Contains the ODBC server port number. Port Number
Contains the default entry for the system (optional). Default Schema
Specifies the ODBC driver. DriverString
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