MicroStrategy 7 Administrator Guide

• have system administration privileges
For more information on the above topics, refer to the following topics:
• Database connectivity
• Appendix C: VLDB properties
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Database Instance Manager layout
To view details choose Details from the View menu, the Database Instance
Manager provides you with the following information about the databases
instances defined for a project source:
Column
Name
Definition
Name of the database instance
Owner
Modification Time
Description
User who created the database instance
Last date and time at which the database
instance was modified
If you included a description in the database
instance definition, it is displayed here
Right-clicking a database instance brings up a menu with the following choices:
• Edit: Opens the Database Instance Editor for the selected database instance
• VLDB Properties: Opens the VLDB Properties editor for the selected
database instance
• Prioritization: Opens the Database Instance Editor with the Job Prioritization
tab selected
• Delete: Deletes the selected database instance
• Rename: Allows you to rename the selected database instance
• Properties: Opens the Properties window for the selected database instance
A right-click anywhere else in the Database Instance Manager display brings up a
menu with the following options:
• View: Allows you to change the view
• Refresh: Refreshes the information display
• New: Point to New then to Database Instance to open the Database Instance
Editor and create a new database instance
• Database Instance Wizard: Launches the Database Instance Wizard, which
allows you to create a new database instance
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