Making a New Connection

Procedure

  1. Select New from the File menu.
    The Historian Interactive SQL Login dialog box appears, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure: Historian Interactive SQL Login Dialog Box
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Select a server from the drop-down list.
    • Click the Browse button to open the Historian Servers dialog box to select a server.
  3. Enter a username, password, and domain, if any.
    Note: You must enter a username and password when running on Windows 9x.
    • If the username or password is incorrect, a message box appears. Click OK and try to log in again.
  4. Click OK.
    You can now proceed with all Historian Interactive SQL functions or tests on the selected server.

Results

The new session starts with the default values for the SET variables. See SET Variables for a table that lists the SET variables with their default values.
Note: If modifications or additions are made to the list of available Historian servers using any of the Historian clients (Excel, non-web Administrator, or iFIX WorkSpace: Expression Builder and iFIX Migration Tools), those settings are global for any Historian clients running on that computer.