Adding or Updating a Production Reporting Database Server

  To add or update a Production Reporting database server:

  1. In EPM Workspace, select Navigate, then Administer, then Reporting and Analysis, and then Production Reporting Database Servers.

  2. In the Production Reporting Databases tab, perform an action:

    • Right-click and select Create New PR Database Server

    • Select an existing database server, right-click, and select Update Production Reporting Database Server.

  3. Supply or update the following information:

    • Job Service Host—Host where the job service resides

    • Host Type—Job service host platform

    • Database Host—Host where the database server resides

    • DB Type—Type of database server you are using

    • User—Default user name used by the Job Service for running Production Reporting programs on the database server. Used if the job owner does not supply a database user name and password when importing a job.

    • Password—Valid password for user name

    • Datasource—Data source name or connection string that a report will use to connect to the database server

    • Connection Parameters—Database connection parameters (also known as database connectivity environment variables). Used to define database information that may be required by Production Reporting; for example, name= ORACLE_SID, value=PAYROLL

  4. Click OK.