Using on a client

You can use on a client computer by installing the Client. For further information see the Installation Guide.

Note that the Reporting Client computer needs to have read/write permissions set for the ION-EntWinPM folder (typically the ...\Siemens\ folder) on the primary server to be able to generate reports.

If you want a secondary server or client installation to report on the SQL database using , you need to:

Create a registry key file on the primary server. The registry key file includes the data source name (DSN).

Import the registry key file to the secondary server or client.

Complete the following steps to create the registry key file:

Select Start > Control Panel > Administrator Tools > ODBC Data Source Administrator to open the dialog.

Note

If you are using a 64-bit operating system and the database comes from a 32-bit server, run the 32-bit ODBC Administrator tool, enter %windir%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe in a command prompt.

Click the System DSN tab and then click Add to open the Create New Data Source window.

Click SQL Server and then click Finish.

The New Data Source to SQL Server window opens.

Enter a data source name (DSN) in the data source Name field.

Use a name that identifies the database that you want to connect to and ensure that the name ends with <SQL> so that it is recognized by . For example, ION_Data_Archive_Dec_11<SQL>.

Note that DSN names are limited to 32 characters.

In the Server field, select the SQL Server instance that your database is attached to, and then click Next to go to the SQL Server authentication page.

Select With SQL Server authentication using a login ID and password entered by the user.

Select Connect to SQL Server to obtain default settings for the additional configuration options. For Login ID enter Report, and for Password enter reporter!, and then click Next.

Select the Change the default database to checkbox, select your archived database from the dropdown list, and then click Next.

Use the default selections on the last window and click Finish.

Click the Test Data Source button to verify that you configured the DSN correctly.

Click OK, and click OK again to close the ODBC Data Source Administrator dialog.

Complete the following steps to import the registry key export file:

Locate the primary server’s share (typically \\ComputerName\, where “ComputerName” is the computer name of the Primary Server) on your network and navigate to the ...\\config\cfg folder.

Double-click the registry key file that you created to import it into your registry.