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erwin Evolve 2024.0.0 - Installation Guide

Create a Connection To The Evolve Repository

Create a Connection To The Evolve Repository

This section is only relevant to users who want to connect to an existing networked Evolve Repository. If you are only using Evolve Suite with the stand-alone database, please go straight to What Next?

To connect to the repository, you will need the connection details which the database administrator who created your repository should be able to provide.

To connect to your Evolve Repository:

1.Start any program in Evolve Suite

The Evolve Suite Logon dialog opens

2.Click Edit

oThe Database Connection dialog opens

3.Click Add and select one of the following:

oSQL Server

The Configure Database dialog opens

 

If For this user is selected, the connection is only available for the specific Windows user who created it.

If For this computer is selected, the connection is available to anyone who uses the computer. We recommend using this option if you are creating the connection on Citrix/Terminal Server, or for Evolve use on the Evolve web server.

To see the For this computer option, you must run the application as administrator (right-click and Run as administrator) which can only be done from Windows Explorer, or the Program search results.

4.Complete all fields in the Configure Database dialog as appropriate

All the required details should be passed to you by the individual who set up and configured your Evolve Repository.

Field

Description

Connect name *

This is the name that you assign to this connection. It will be shown in the database drop-down list on the Evolve Suite Logon dialog.

Server name *

This is the IP Address, Physical Computer Name or DNS of the database server machine.

Instance name

SQL Server

Not required by default. However, may be necessary depending on the particular configuration of your SQL Server. See your database administrator for details.

Port number

A number referring to the hardware device that contains the database to be connected to. Not required by default, however may be necessary depending on the particular configuration of your database.

See your database administrator for the details.

Database name *

SQL Server only

The name of the Evolve Database itself, created by the database administrator.

User
name

If your Evolve Repository is running on SQL Server, you only need to enter a user name/password if it has been configured to use SQL Authentication.

See your database administrator for the details.

Password

The correct password for the user name (above).

See your database administrator for the details.

Confirm password

Same as above.

 

5.Click OK.

The database connection is created. If the connection test fails, please review the details you have entered and confirm them with your database administrator.

WHAT NEXT?

Now you have installed Evolve Suite and created a connection to a shared Evolve Database, if you are using one, you can proceed to use the software as required - see how to log on using the instructions below.

If this is a completely new installation of Evolve Suite with a new shared database, then a nominated user must complete the database creation by loading the Evolve Data and

sample models. To do this see Appendix A - Load Models into the Evolve Repository for instructions.

Log on to use Evolve Suite

Log on to use Evolve Suite

To log on to use Evolve Suite, search for and run any of the Evolve Suite applications, or use the program launcher by clicking the Evolve Suite icon on your desktop or going to:

Start > All Programs > erwin Evolve Suite > Start Here.

When you start one of the Evolve Suite programs, you are prompted to select a database and log on to it.

Stand alone Users

Stand-alone Users

If you are using the stand-alone database, you should log on with the Username 'ADMIN' and leave the password blank. You can add a password after you have logged on if you want to make your models more secure.

Networked Database Users

Networked Database Users

If you are a user in a multi-user environment, connected to a shared Evolve Repository, see your Evolve Administrator for your logon details.

If you are the first user to log on in a multi-user environment, and you will be the model administrator, you should log on with the Username ADMIN and leave the password field blank.

It is the Evolve Administrator’s responsibility to set up the other Evolve Suite Users, including assigning Usernames and Passwords, or configure the system to use Windows Authentication. See the help supplied with Evolve Suite for information on how to do this.

We recommend that you make the Administration account more secure by adding a password of your choice.

The Administrator should inform the other Evolve Suite Users of their logon details so they can successfully log on to Evolve Suite once they have installed the client software.

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