prim31108:How to create a database alias for Primavera Project Management 5.0/6.0/6.1/6.2/6.2.1?

A database alias is a pointer that provides information to Project Management, Portfolio Analysis (only available with 5.0) or Methodology Management as to what type of database to access and where the database is located.

Creating an alias:

1.  Launch Project Management, or Methodology Management.
2.  In the Database field, click on the Ellipse button. 

3.  Click Add. (To update or reconfigure an existing alias, highlight the Alias and select Configure.)

4.  Enter an Alias name in the Database Alias field and select the database type in the Driver Type field. 

     Alias names can be almost any name, the default alias “PMDB” is typically configured to connect to a “PMDB$Primavera” default database.\

     Some descriptive alias names that people have used are things like ( local, laptop, server, server1, server2 ) where the alias is intended to descriptively identify a specific database.

     Others simply make the alias name match the database name     

     Valid driver options are Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server

      

5a.  If you select Oracle, type the Oracle connect string.

      




5b.  If you select Microsoft SQL Server, type the Host Name (server machine name) and database name.




NOTE: If you are connecting to a SQL database in a non-default instance, enter SERVER_NAME\INSTANCE_NAME.  The default instance name created for a Primavera 5.0/6.0 Stand-alone installation is “PRIMAVERA” so you would enter  <SERVER_NAME>\PRIMAVERA.

The default Host Name for Primavera 5.x/6.x Stand-alone installation is localhost\primavera  (Note: When trying to connect to a standalone database on a machine that does not have a network cable plugged in, ‘localhost’ is not recognized as a valid replacement for the machine name.  Therefore, replace ‘localhost’ with the actual machine name).




The default Database name for Primavera 5.x/6.x Stand-alone installation is PMDB$PRIMAVERA




    




7.  Click Next and enter pubuser (Default) as the Username and Password for the Public logon info.  Enter your specific Public Login Information if the public username/password has been changed.




    




8.  Click Next, then Next again to test the connection.   Click Finish to complete the wizard.  Then click Select to choose the new database connection and then login to the database.  
     The default application user for a standalone installation is admin for username and password.