| Solution ID: prim34875 |
| How to move a database configuration to another machine without going through the wizard |
| Status: Reviewed |
| Version(s): 5.0 |
From Primavera OCP
| Problem: | To move the database alias configuration settings to another machine without going through the database configuration wizard. |
| Fix: | First you will need to set one machine up for the way you want the user configured to the database. You will then need to copy 2 items. You need a copy of the dbxconnections.ini file, which stores the database server and name. This file by default is located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland Shared\DBExpress\dbxconnections.ini. Image may be NSFW. Now what you need is an export of a registry key which stores the public login information (pubuser). In the registry go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Primavera\5.0\Databases\PM\Aliases\PMDB (or other alias name if you changed from default). Export the registry key with the name of your alias. Image may be NSFW. Now on the machines you will be bringing these configurations to, place the copied DBXConnections.ini on top of the one that is already there, and import the registry key to overwrite the one that is there from the initial install. |
