Introduction
These types of datasources represent the connection to a Microsoft SQL Server database.
Properties
Microsoft SQL Server Datasources have the following properties: This type of datasource has the following properties:
Name |
Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of this datasource. This does not have to be the name of the database on the Microsoft SQL Server instance. |
| Host | The host (i.e. the IP address or computer name including the instance name) of the Microsoft SQL Server instance to connect to. |
| Use Custom Port | When this setting is enabled, a custom provided port will be used to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server instance. |
| Custom Port | The custom port used to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server instance. This property is only applicable when Use Custom Port is enabled. |
| Type | The type of credentials to use to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server instance. |
| Username | The username or windows account name used to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server instance. |
| Password | The password used to connect to the Microsoft SQL Server instance. |
| Database | The name of the database to connect to. |