How to view history browser without connecting to the associated DB? (34877)

How to view history browser without connecting to the associated Database?

There is a way to view history without connecting to the associated DB. After launching Spotlight you can right-click on the Connection Profile name in the all connections portal and select Browse History, without having a live connection to the database.

Accessing History on another PC can be achieved by at least two methods.

1. Accessing the history folder as a shared.
   On the PC where the History is stored.
   a. Make the folder containing the history a Shared Folder. (via View | Options | History and click on the Shared button or History location)
   b. The default location for history is C:\Documents and Settings\<current_user>\Application Data\Quest Software\Spotlight\Default\History
   
   On the other PC
   a. Ensure the connection profile has the same properties and has successfully connected with the DB sometime in the past.
   b. Change the history repository location to point to the shared folder as above. This can be achieved by the menu
   View | Options | History then click the options button. The dialog will allow you to enter the shared folder address (e.g. \\pc1\History)
   c. In the All connections portal right-click on the connection profile and select 'Browse History'. The history will be displayed as expected.
    
2. Copying the history to another PC
   a. Copy the specific connection history folder to the other PC into the history folder. Found via menu View | Options | History then click the options button.
   
   On the other PC
   b. Ensure the connection profile has the same properties and has successfully connected with the DB sometime in the past.
   c. Do not make a live connections (though you can if you wish).
   d. In the All connections portal right-click on the connection profile and select 'Browse History'. The history will be displayed as expected.
   
   In both methods Spotlight and an Oracle client are assumed to be installed.

Applied to all versions of Spotlight on Oracle.