Databases

On this page, you can see the table containing a list of the databases which have been created for your ePages installation. It also informs you if they are active and which distributors are using them. The symbols have the following meanings:
Table 5: Database symbols

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Description
The database is active, a connection has been established.
The database is not active, there is no connection.

Click the name to edit the details. For more information, see Database Details - General, below and following. By clicking the name of the distributor, you can access this information. For more on this, see Distributor, above and following.
Use batch processing commands to edit multiple table entries simultaneously. To do this, select the relevant entries, select the action in the drop-down menu beneath the table and start the action by clicking Execute. The following batch processing commands are available:
Table 6: Batch processing commands for databases

Command
Comment
Activate
The database has been activated for the distributor.
You can only activate the databases for which you have a database connection and valid username and password. See also Database Details - General, below.
Deactivate
The database is can no longer be accessed by the distributor.
Update List of Installed Cartridges
Refresh cartridges. All cartridges which have been assigned to the database are verified and reloaded with the current version.
To keep entries up to date, you should always do this after you have modified the cartridge set for a database.
Delete
The database is separated from ePages and is no longer accessible.
If you have deactivated security confirmations, there is no confirmation for the deletion! See Deletion confirmation, above.

To install a database for a business unit, enter the name in the entry field at the end of the table and select a distributor from the drop-down menu. The prerequisites for doing so are that you have installed a database for which you have access and that all necessary cartridges are assigned to this database.
Save your entries by clicking Save.
After saving, the new database appears in the list as deactivated in the table. Switch to the detail view of the new database, enter all parameters and test all connections; see Database Details - General, below and following. After you have done this, you can activate the database.

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