Data Source Settings

The Settings column to the right of the data source project selection tree is used to manage credentials that are needed to access some OpenSpirit data sources. Some credentials are optional and some are mandatory. Some OpenSpirit data source does not have any credentials.

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Settings Icons

The Settings column displays icons that indicate the status of the credential settings for each data source.

A blue recycle icon RecycleIcon.gif is shown next to data sources when the presence of credentials has not yet been determined. Credentials are not examined until you select a data source or project in order to speed up the display of the Data Source Selection window. You can also force a credentials check for a data source by clicking the recycle icon.

A green check mark icon GreenCheckMarkIcon.gif next to a data source indicates that all mandatory credentials needed to access the data source have been entered. Data sources with optional credentials, or with mandatory credentials that have default values supplied when configuring the data source are also shown with a green check mark icon. Click the green check mark icon to display the settings window used to view and manage the credentials for a data source.

A red horizontal bar icon RedHorizontalBarIcon.gif is shown next to data sources that have one or more mandatory credentials that have not been entered. The missing credentials must be entered before accessing these data sources. Click the red horizontal bar icon to display the settings window used to enter the missing mandatory credentials.

Settings Windows

The Windows that appears when you click a settings icon are used to enter required and optional credentials that are used when connecting to a data source. The content of the window depends on the type of the data source (for example, OpenWorks, Studio, Kingdom). Following is an example of a credentials window. See the Data Source Details section of the Data Source Configuration Tool Help guide for information about each of the data source type specific credentials Windows.

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Enter the missing credentials required by the data source and press the Ok button.

Data sources that require credentials at the project level lists all accessible projects in their credentials window. The same credential values can be entered for multiple projects by selecting the projects you wish to assign a credential value to and pressing the Set for Selected icon SetForSelectedIcon.gif in the credential window tool bar. This opens a window that can be used to enter credential values that applied to all selected projects.

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Pressing the Clear credentials for selected rows icon ClearForSelectedIcon.gif in the credential window tool bar removes all credentials previously entered for all selected projects.