Help:Octofy: Add data source

Add data source screen

Add data source

To add a data source, click on the "Connect to..." menu item from the File menu or click on the "+" button on the toolbar. The "New SQL Server Connection Dialog" will pop up.

• Enter the server name in the Server name text box.
• Enter or select database name from the Database name combo box.
• Select the authentication type to log on to the server
• Enter User name and password if SQL Server Authentication has been select.
  • Check the Remember password check box if you want the system to remember the password.
• Click the OK button the complete adding a data source.

Connection to a SQL server using a different port

If the target SQL server using a different port other than the default 1433, you can type the server name into the Server name text box follows by a comma then the port number. For example "mydb.database.windows.net,14330" where mydb.database.windows.net is the database server name and 14330 is the port number.

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