Configuration of Database Connections  

Purpose

This section describes how you set and maintain technical attributes for remote database connections. The DBA Cockpit uses these connections for administration and monitoring or for application programs that use secondary connections to external databases.

Process Flow

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       1.      You call the DBA Cockpit and choose DB Connections in the system landscape toolbar.

The screen DBA Cockpit: Database Connections appears displaying a list of all available database connection definitions grouped by database platform:

Column	Description
Remote Database Connections	Name of database connection This is a unique name that you can freely choose.
DB Name	Name of database
DB Host	Name of database host
DB Schema	Name of the database schema to be monitored
User	Name of the connection user
Permanent	Specifies whether the connect user must be permanently available
Max. Connections	Maximum allowed number of open connections
Opt. Connections	Optimal number of connections

By default, the database connections that are defined in the local system are displayed.

MS SQL Server only:

You can also display the database connections of another ABAP system via RFC by entering an RFC destination in the appropriate field.

       2.      You are able to perform one of the following tasks:

○       You add database connections.

○       You change an existing database connection.

○       You delete a database connection.

○       You test a database connection.

See also:

●      Adding a Database Connection

●      Changing a Database Connection

●      Deleting a Database Connection

●      Testing a Database Connection