MicroStrategy 7 Administrator Guide

Database Connection Monitor layout
To view details, choose Details from the View menu. The Database Connection
Monitor provides you with the following information about connections to
databases from a project source:
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Column name
Connection ID
Status
Database Instance
Database Connection
User Name
Database Login
Information displayed
Numeric identifier for a particular connection
Connections can be one of the following
statuses:
Busy: The connection is currently busy with a job
Cached: The connection is not busy and is
available to process a job
The database instance being used to make the
connection to the database
The database connection being used to make the
connection to the database
When a connection is busy, this displays the user
name of the person whose job is being executed
The database login being used to make the
connection to the database
Right-clicking a connection brings up a menu with the following choices:
• Quick View: Opens the Quick View for a connection.
• View: Allows you to change the view.
• Line Up Icons: If you are using the Large Icons or Small Icons view, this
automatically arranges the icons for you.
• Refresh: Refreshes the information display.
• Complete information: If you are using the Details view, this displays the
three additional columns described above.
• Delete: Closes the selected connection.
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