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New Dynamic Connection

The New Dynamic Connection dialog box is used to create a dynamic connection. It appears when an admin user selects the New Dynamic Connection link in the Administration > Connection > Dynamic Connections page in the server console.

Catalog

Specifies the catalog in which you would like to create a dynamic connection. Type the catalog with the full resource path in the text box, for example, /SampleReports/SampleReports.cat, or select the Browse button to select a catalog in the Select Catalog dialog box.

Data Source Name

Specifies the data source in which you would like to create a dynamic connection in the catalog from the drop-down list.

Connection Name

Specifies a connection to connect to the data source from the drop-down list.

Properties

Displays the properties of the database connection. You can select it to expand or collapse the property table.

Add Database User Mapping

Adds a new database user mapping. Select to create a new line at the end of the table.

Delete

Deletes the selected database user mappings.

Database user mapping table

check boxes are used to specify whether or not to select the database user mapping. Select the check box on the column header to select all database user mappings. After you select the database user mappings, you can then delete them if you do not want them.

• SID
  Specifies the security identifier (SID). A SID can be a group, role or user in the Logi Report Server security system. You can select a value from the drop-down list or type the value in the text box. The x in the text box is used to clear the input text. You can define at most one database user mapping for an SID within a dynamic connection.
• Organization Name
  Double-click in the text box and then select an organization from the drop-down list. You can first specify the organization and then the SID. The column is available to system admin when the Organization feature is enabled.
• Database User
  Specifies the database user name. Null means using the default database user name.
• Database Password
  Specifies the database password. Passwords are masked.
• Control
  • Test Connection
    Tests whether the connection configuration works using the database use rname and password.

OK

Creates the dynamic connection and exits the dialog box.

Cancel

Cancels the creation of a dynamic connection and closes the dialog box.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

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