In order to start using this module, the first step is to configure the databases to show.
This can be done in Settings menu > Database settings.
database_settings
The user is now required to click on [Add] button and compile the form with the following data:
Friendly name: This is the name that will be displayed above the timelines. This name is useful to easily recognize which database the schedules are stored in.
Database
SQL Server: Indicate the SQL instance which the database belongs to. In the droplist are displayed all the available SQL instances in the network.
Authentication: Choose the authentication method to access to the SQL server, SQL Server authentication or Windows authentincation.
Login & Password: Provide the credentials to access the SQL Server.
Database: Before configuring the database, the module have to make a search in the server SQL, so make sure all the previous fields have been correctly set, first. Clicking on the Search button, the module will search for all the available databases in the SQL server and will create the list. Select then the db to monitor.
Executive Editor
This section allows to choose in which mode Executive Editor should be opened from Etere Multichannel View Multidatabase to edit the schedule of the selected station (refer to the next chapters for more details about this feature).
Run mode: RemoteApp
Allows to open Eteresch.exe\Executive Editor from another PC. The remote pc must have the Remote desktop and Remote app services installed and configured properly to let Eteresch.exe run from a remote session.
Full address: Insert the IP address of the remote server.
Gateway host name: Insert the name of the remote server.
Server port: The communication port for the remote connection. The default port is 3389.
Run mode: Local Etere installation
Allows to open Executive Editor using the executable file installed in the local PC.
Etere installation dir: The path where Etere has been installed. It is taken by default as C:\Program Files (x86)\Etere, but can be modified in case the program has been installed in another path.
The module can hold multiple SQL instances and databases. In order to show or hide their related timelines, it's possible to enable or disable them using the checkboxes in the left panel of this section.
Moreover, with a drag & drop it's possible to choose in which order the timelines of each database will be displayed in the main view.