Settings:Application Global Database Location

Command Line Shortcut: set User Permissions Level: Administrator Product Level: All Settings related to the type and location of the Global Equipment Database.

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Note: If your organization is using WireCAD Security your user will require Administrator privileges in order to edit Application level setting and some Project level settings.

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Project>Settings Dialog

Settings Explanation

Setting	Description
Database Type	Sets the type of database. Choices are VISTA and SQL. For a discussion on choosing a database type click here... For information on setting up your application click here.
VISTADB Location	This is the path to your Shared Documents folder by default. You may share the database by placing on a network share and repointing this path. Warning: Using a VISTADB on a network share is not a recommended practice. Consider switching to SQL databases if you need to share among multiple users.
Host and Instance Name	Set to the host name or IP address of the database server. Note: You may or may not need the server instance name. If you cannot connect try removing the instance name
Use Windows Security	Use your windows user login Note: While this works just fine for a local host if presents a number of maintenance issues for a multiuser installation. We recommend creating a single SQL login for all users to use. This is the least obtrusive approach.
User Name	Set to your SQL user name.
Password	Set to your SQL password.
[Test Connection]	Test the connection and ownership of the WireCADGlobalEquipment database on your database server.