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Configuring
the Access Component for Record Builder (Windows NT)
This document
explains how to configure the Access
component for Record Builder using a third-party relational database
management software (RDBMS) package (i.e., Sybase or Microsoft SQL Server)
for the Windows NT operating system.
The instructions
below describe how to create a database called rbdb
from a sample data file and configure the Access component to start when
Record Builder starts. rbdb is a sample database for testing your Access
component configuration that illustrates some of the possibilities for
Record Builder staff authentication, authorization, and initialization.
Requirements
Before completing
the steps below, you must:
Refer to your
RDBMS documentation for instructions regarding database creation and administration.
Document
Conventions
- <WebZ_root>
refers to the location of your installed WebZ environment.
Procedure
Follow the instructions
below to configure the Access component to work with Record Builder and
to set up a sample database for testing the configuration.
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1. Start
your RDBMS software.
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2. Create
a new database called rbdb.
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3. Import
the rbdb.sql sample data file into the rbdb database. You
can find this file in the <WebZ_root>\accessdb\rbv0
directory.
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4. Retrieve
the contents of the rbdb database to ensure that the sample data
imported correctly. The
database should contain the ten
database tables that comprise rbdb.
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5. Turn
on user name and password authorization for the JaSSIRB Access client
in the Access_rb.ini configuration
file.
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6. Verify
the URL and driver for the RDBMS Java Database Connectivity (JDBC)
driver.
You were
prompted for the SQLDriver Classname and the JDBC driver URL during
the Database Builder installation.
The SQLDriver
Classname specifies the fully qualified class name of the RDBMS
driver, and the JDBC URL defines the Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
and protocols that the JDBC driver uses to locate the RDBMS server.
You can find the values for both the SQLDriver Classname and JDBC
URL in your RDBMS software documentation.
Ensure that
the SQLDriver and URL variables are correctly defined in the [JDBC]
section of the AccessServer_rb.ini file in the <WebZ_root>/ini
directory.
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(1)
The port value included in the URL variable in AccessServer_rb.ini
MUST equal the port number defined for your RDBMS server configuration.
If you change the port, you may need to stop and restart your
RDBMS server.
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(2)
The port must also have the same value as the URL variable in
the [JDBC] section of the AccessServer.ini configuration file,
the access server configuration file for WebZ. In other words,
the port must have the same value in your RDBMS server configuration,
AccessServer_rb.ini,
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7. Shut
down both Record Builder and WebZ.
If Record
Builder or WebZ is running, stop all of the servers (JaSSIRB, ZBaseRB,
JaSSI, ZBase,and OpServe).
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You
do not need to stop the Web server(s) or the SQL server.
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8. Start
Record Builder and WebZ.
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9. Test
the Access configuration for Record Builder.
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Using the
Access Component with Your Record Builder User Data
After you successfully
test your Access component configuration with the sample rbdb database,
use the schema specified in the rbdb.sql data file or the rbdb
Database topic to create a new instance of the rbdb database. Then
populate the database with user access data for your Record Builder users
and retest the Access configuration. See the section named Sample
Data for rbdb in the rbdb Database topic for ways that the sample
data illustrates possible uses of the Access component.
See Also
Access
Component Overview
Access Server Configuration Files
Access
Client Configuration Files
rbdb Database
Operating Record Builder on Windows NT
The updateSQL.pl Utility
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