Marquee Manager Administrator: DSN Specifications

Marquee Manager installation creates a Marquee Manager Server ODBC data source entry; the entry is a default.

Open the ODBC Data Source Administrator.

  • 32-Bit System
  1. Open the Control Panel
  2. Select Administrative Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).

The ODBC Data Source Administrator opens.

  1. Choose the System DSN tab.
  • 64-Bit System

Important: System data sources are created in the ODBCAD32 location; they may not be listed on the System DSN tab when you open the ODBC Data Source Administrator on a 64-bit system.

  1. Click the Start button on the Windows task bar.
  2. Enter the following in the Command Line field.

c:\windows\syswow64\odbcad32.exe

  1. Press Enter.

The ODBC Data Source Administrator opens.

  1. Select the DSN tab.

Result: The System Data Sources will be listed.

guide: Guidelines
  • The DSN name and location can be changed
  • There are no restrictions to name or location of the DSN or databases as long as the structure and table names don’t change.

  

A Select MMSERVER.
B Click Configure.

An ODBC Microsoft Access Setup dialog box opens.

guide: Guidelines
  • The database (.mdb) location can be changed.

For a UNC address, enter \\<Server name>\<Shared folder name>\<data>\<database filename>

  • There are no restrictions to name or location of the DSN or databases as long as the structure and table names don’t change.
  • Administration tools that are provided by Marquee Manager must be used to modify data in the databases.
  • The default path is ..\Proficy CIMPLICITY\MARQUEEMANAGER\DATA\MMServer.MDB.