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Filling Out the Channel Details |
To fill out the channel details:
- In the Channel name field, specify a name to identify the channel on the Dashboard and in the logs (for example, xml_test).
- From the Database API list box, select the Database API you will be using (for example, MySQL).
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| If you want to use MySQL as your Database API and it is not available, you may need to update the MySQL Path variable. For more information, see Making the MySQL Database Option Visible in Windows. | ||
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- In the Data source field, specify either the ODBC Data Source name (if you are using an ODBC Database API), or the actual name of your database (if you are using a non-ODBC API).
- In the Database username and Database password field, type the username and password required to access the database. This information would have been provided by the database administrator. In some cases, these two fields may be left blank.
- Leave the other fields unchanged.
Filling Out the Channel Details
For more information on these fields, see Configuring the Channel Level Details.