A System Connection is the pointer to a Configuration Database. It contains the necessary information for Flow to connect to a configuration database. You need one System Connection for each configuration database you are working with.
The following properties are configured when setting up a System Connection.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Friendly Name | This is the name by which the connection is known as. It is the name display in the Connect To drop down box on the Flow login window. |
| Computer Name | This is the name of the SQL Server instance that hosts the configuration database. For the default Flow SQL Server instance enter <computername>\Flow. For SQL Compact leave this blank. |
| Database Name | This is the name of the database under the above SQL Server instance. You can see a list of these databases using Microsoft SQL Management Console. |
| Username | This is the SQL Server username that you will use to connect to the database. Leave this blank if using Windows Authentication. For more information refer to See "Using SQL Server Authentication" and/or See "Using Windows Authentication" |
| Password | Enter the password for the above user. Leave this blank if using Windows Authentication. |
System Connections are stored in the Connections.ini file. No matter which computer you run the Flow console from it will still contain the same list of System Connections in the login window
System Connections are configured from the Flow login window.
Opening the System Connections Editor
