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Databases

Use the Database page to import external databases. Databases are a set of pre-defined channels for predefined types of hardware or connectors. Currently SomtXR supports CAN databases. Only users with the “Databases” privileges can to import, edit, and delete databases.

All databases already imported display in the Databases list. This is a tree like interface where databases are grouped by their hardware type. You can navigate around existing databases simply by clicking the database name (or type). The current database displays with a solid blue band over the name. To the right of the list, the database contents display.

Databases are very similar to setup configurations as far as structure goes. They have summary information that contains fairly static information describing the database, as well as a list of channels with configuration parameters. This panel shows the database contents using a typical read-only Spreadsheet Interface style.

You can change some of the database’s static information including the database name and title. The name must conform to the standard setup name rules. This means that it cannot include any of the following characters: ''', '"', '\t', '/', '\', '|', ','

The content for the database varies depending on the type you select. Different hardware contains different parameters that can be configured. Different data from one database may not be the same as another. What is constant is that they all have summary information as well as channel and parameter data. The spreadsheet interface is very generic that knows nothing about the channels it contains. There are no special rules or logic in the rendering of this table. Columns are created and display as they exist in the imported database.

The Task Pane contains four buttons to administer databases – Import, Delete, Save, and Cancel

Previously imported databases display in the databases list. Click Databases and click the database name to display the contents.

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You cannot change databases directly and all information displays in the content panel as read-only. You can edit channels during test configuration.

Once you make changes to a database configuration, you must save the information before navigating away from that database record. If attempting to navigate away while unsaved changes exist, a warning message displays. Continuing from here will not save the changes and they will be lost.

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