Create Intelligence Central Connections
Toad allows you to create a connection to a Toad Intelligence Central server.
About Toad Intelligence Central Connections
To create a new TIC connection, you must provide the TIC server name and then register with TIC by creating a new user account for yourself. The new user name and password will be used by TIC to identify you from among the group of TIC users and to manage the objects you create and are granted access to on the TIC server.
A TIC connection displays in the format: username@server. The username is the name of the new user you create when you create a new TIC connection.
To create an Intelligence Central connection
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- Select the Register New User tab.
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Register New User. Use this tab to register with Intelligence Central by creating your own account (user name and password). Review the following for additional information:
Note: If you are creating a connection to a Intelligence Central instance for which you already have a user account, do not fill in this tab again. Skip ahead to the next step (Login tab).
Register New User Use Windows Authentication Select to create a new user account using your Windows credentials. Toad automatically populates the fields with your account information.
Host
Enter the name of the Intelligence Central host server. Click to display a list of Intelligence Central servers currently active on the network.
User Name
Create a new user name for this connection.
This is the name you will be logged in with. The objects you create will be linked to this user name. All your TIC rights (like sharing) will be linked to this user name. This user name will display in the format:
username@server
Note: User names must be lower case only. When you enter a user name, all upper-case characters are automatically converted to lower-case.
Password
Create a password.
Verify Password
Re-enter the password to confirm. Full Name
Enter your full name.
This name, along with your user name, displays on the Sharing tab of the Publishing dialog and in the Alter Visibility dialog. Your full name will help users identify you when they select users with which to share an object.
Email Address
Enter your email address. Port
Enter the port number for the App Server. -
Login as Existing User tab. Use this tab to create a new connection to a TIC server for which you already have a user account. (When you open an existing connection, this tab displays your user account information.)
Login as Existing User Host
Enter the name of the Intelligence Central host server. Click User
Enter an existing server user name. Password
Enter the existing password for the user name. Data Source
(Optional) Enter the name of a default data source to open upon connection. Port
Enter the port number for the App Server. Category
(Optional) Select an existing category or create a new one. - (Optional) Select Save Password to save your password with this connection.
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Click Connect to connect immediately and save the connection information. Optionally, click Save to save the connection without connecting.
To change your Intelligence Central user password
You can change your password for your Intelligence Central user account at any time.
Note: You cannot use this procedure to change the password for a Intelligence Central account that uses Windows Authentication.
- In the Navigation Manager, right-click the Intelligence Central connection and select Change Password.
- Enter the old password and then enter the new password. Enter the new password a second time to confirm.
To switch your TIC user account to a Windows Authentication account
You can switch your current Intelligence Central account to a Windows Authentication account if both accounts have the same user name.
- In the Connection Manager, right-click your current TIC account connection and select Properties.
- In the Register New User tab, select Use Windows Authentication. Toad prompts you to switch your account.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
Create SAP Connections
You can create a new SAP IQ, SAP SQL Anywhere, or SAP ASE connection, or connect to an existing connection from the Create New Connection window. See Troubleshoot SAP Issues for more information about troubleshooting connection issues.
Note: This topic focuses on information that may be unfamiliar to you. It does not include all step and field descriptions.
To create an SAP connection
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Click
on the toolbar (ALT+F+N).
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Select a connection type from the Group list box.
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Enter the login information. Review the following for additional information:
Login Tab Description Host
Enter the host name for the connection.
Note: This field is only available when you select an SAP IQ or SAP SQL Anywhere connection.
Password
Enter the password to use when connecting.
Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security.
CharSet
Enter the client character set such as UTF-8 in this field if it differs from the default character set. This helps you avoid connection issues.
Notes:
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This field is not case sensitive.
- This field is only available when you select an SAP ASE connection.
Category
Select or create a category if you want to color code Editor tabs for a specific connection. This can help differentiate between development and production databases. You can also set an option to color code the Object Explorer pane and object editor windows (Create, Alter, Drop, etc.). Click here to view a video of this feature.
Options Tab Description Language
Set language for your connection to SAP ASE to override your Region | Format settings in Control Panel. If the field is left empty the default language is used.
Default is us_english.
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Click Connect to save the connection and immediately connect to the database.
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Click Save to save the connection without connecting to the database.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.
Create SAP HANA Connection
Note: This topic focuses on information that may be unfamiliar to you. It does not include all step and field descriptions.
To create a SAP HANA connection
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- Select SAP HANA from the Group list box.
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Specify the connection properties in the Create New Connection dialog. Review the following for additional information:
General tab Description Host
Enter IP address (or the master host name).
Note: Enter the master host name. Host names for distributed systems are determined automatically. If the specified host is not available, the connection is established through one of the other hosts.
Instance Number
Enter a two-digit instance number.
Note: The communication port number is defined by: n <instance> xy, where n is either 3 or 5, <instance> is a two-digit number representing the instance number of the SAP HANA appliance, and xy represents a consecutive number. Toad users only enter the instance number.
Type of Authentication
Select:
Authentication by the current operating system user - connect using your operating system authentication
Authentication by the database user - connect using your database user authentication
User
Enter the user name to use when connecting.
Password
Enter the password to use when connecting.
Tip: After connecting, you can set a master password to further secure your connection in Tools | Options| Environment | Security.
Mode
Select the database mode. SAP HANA supports numerous isolated databases in a single HANA system. Although each database in a multiple-container system is isolated, cross-queries can be performed and all databases share the same installation, resources, and administration.
Single-container — Select for single-container systems. These can be converted to multiple-container systems.
Multiple-container — Select for multiple-container systems. These systems always have one system database, which is used for administration, and any number of tenant databases.
Select whether you want to connect to the System or Tenant database. Users connect to a specific tenant database within the system using its database name.
Current Schema
Select a database schema. Click
Category
Select or create a category if you want to color code Editor tabs for a specific connection. This can help differentiate between development and production databases. You can also set an option to color code the Object Explorer pane and object editor windows (Create, Alter, Drop, etc.).
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Click Connect to connect immediately while saving the connection information. Optionally, click Save to save the connection without connecting.
Tip: Connections are stored in the connections.xml file and can be found by clicking the Application Data Directory link in Help | About.