Activating a Connection

This section describes how to disconnect the active connection and activate another connection.

To start a new connection, do one of the following:

• Using the System Connection drop-down list

  1. Click the System Connection drop-down list. The programmed connection choices appear in alphabetical order.

  2. Select the connection you want to activate from the list.

• Using the Manage System Connections window (see Using the Manage System Connections Window for details):

  1. Right-click the System Connection drop-down list.

  2. Click Manage system connections. The Manage System Connection window appears.

  3. Select the connection you want to activate, and then right-click and select Activate onsite/offsite connection (if the connection is not active) or Activate (if only the onsite or offsite connection is programmed).

• Using the Setup menu button

  1. Click (Setup) in the main window, and then select Manage system connections. The Manage System Connection window appears.

  2. Select the connection you want to activate, and then right-click and select Activate onsite/offsite connection (if the connection is not active) or Activate (if only the onsite or offsite connection is programmed).

While starting a new connection, the System Administration & Diagnostics application checks application to see if DB Programming is active or other applications are using the active connection. The activating process and possible warning messages are described in Activate Connections.