Connecting Sds Software To The Database - Applied Biosystems 7900HT User Manual

Appendix A Software Reference

Connecting SDS Software to the Database

Required
Information
Disabling/Enabling
the Database
Functions in the
SDS Software
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Only users belonging to the Administrator or Service Engineer user
IMPORTANT!
group can modify the database parameters for an SDS client application.
You need the following information to connect a SDS client application to the database:
• Host Name – The Host Name setting or the IP address for the SDS Enterprise
Database. Check with your database administrator for the correct identification
notation for the server running the database on your network.
• Port Number – The Port Number default setting is 1521. (You may need to
check with your database administrator if the port setting has been modified.)
• Service Name – The Service Name setting is configured during the installation
of the SDS Enterprise Database. The default is SDS22.
The SDS software allows users of the Administrator User Group to disable the
database functions of the software. When disabled, the software hides the toolbar
buttons and menu commands for opening and saving data to the database.
The enable/disable feature can be used during periods when the network
Note:
connection is unavailable. By disabling the database connection, the SDS software
does not require users to log in before using the 7900HT instrument. After the
database becomes available again, the data collected in the interim can be uploaded
to the SDS Enterprise Database using the SDS Document Loader. For more
information, see the SDS Enterprise Database for the Applied Biosystems 7900HT
Fast Real-Time PCR System Administrators Guide (P/N 4351669).
To disable or enable the database features of the SDS software:
You must belong to the Administrators User Group to modify the
IMPORTANT!
database options.
1. Start the SDS software (see
2. In the Login dialog box, enter a user name and password of a user account that
belongs to the Administrator user group (see the SDS Enterprise Database for
the Applied Biosystems 7900HT Fast Real-Time PCR System Administrators
Guide for more information on user accounts).
3. Select Tools > Options.
4. In the Options dialog box, select the Database tab.
5. Select or deselect the Enable Enterprise Options check box to activate or
deactivate the database features.
6. Click .
7. When prompted, enter your user name and password, then click
DRAFT
page 2-7 for more information).
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