Configure the ODBC DSN Settings

When you have run the ODBC Data Source Administrator Tool (64-bit or 32-bit as appropriate), you can use its settings to configure ODBC access:

1. Select the System DSN tab.

Alternatively, you can setup the ODBC access via the User DSN tab, but this will only allow one specific user to access the Geo SCADA Expert database via ODBC. The System DSN settings can be used to provide users with access to the Geo SCADA Expert database via ODBC.

If you create a user DSN on your computer, be aware that there are differences between the ODBC Administrator Tools: The 32-bit version of the tool shows 32-bit system DSNs, 32-bit user DSNs, and 64-bit user DSNs, whereas the 64-bit version shows 64-bit system DSNs, 32-bit user DSNs, and 64-bit user DSNs.

2. Select the Add button to display the Create New Data Source window.
3. Select Geo SCADA Expert Driver then select the Finish button.
   The ODBC Geo SCADA Expert Setup window is displayed.

   

4. Use the ODBC Setup window to define these settings:
   • Name—Define the name for the DSN. This can be any name of your choosing. For more information, Define the Name for the Data Source.
   • System—Use to choose the Geo SCADA Expert system to which your third-party ODBC Client will connect via the connection Define the Geo SCADA Expert System to which the Data Source will Connect.
   • Login Timeout—Use the Login Timeout field to define the amount of time that the system will wait for a user to log on Define the Log On Timeout for the ODBC Connection
   • Local Time—Use to define whether the ODBC driver converts the time values from Geo SCADA Expert into Local Time or continues to use their UTC times Define whether Geo SCADA Expert Converts Time Stamps to Local Time.
   • Return 1-Jan-1601 as NULL—Use to define whether Geo SCADA Expert reports time and date values that have not yet been set as 1-Jan-1601 00:00:00 or as null Define whether Geo SCADA Expert reports 1-Jan-1601 00:00:00 as Null
   • User Name—Use to define the name of the ODBC Client user account that provides full access to Geo SCADA Expert. We recommend that you leave the User Name blank, so that Geo SCADA Expert User accounts are required to access the Geo SCADA Expert database. For more information, Define the Login Settings for a Data Source.
   • Password—You can use the Password setting to define the password that is used in conjunction with the ODBC Client User Name (see above). We recommend that you leave the Password blank, so that Geo SCADA Expert User accounts are required to access the Geo SCADA Expert database. For more information, Define the Login Settings for a Data Source.
   • Allow Anonymous—Use to define whether Guest users on the ODBC Client can access the Geo SCADA Expert database. We recommend that you clear the check box so that Guest users do not have access to Geo SCADA Expert via ODBC. For more information, Define the Login Settings for a Data Source.
5. Select the OK button to confirm the settings and close the ODBC Schneider Electric Geo SCADA Expert Setup window.
6. Select the OK button to close the ODBC Data Source Administrator window.

To test that you have configured the data access connection correctly, we suggest that you set your third-party ODBC application to issue an SQL query on the Geo SCADA Expert server (refer to your third-party ODBC application documentation for more details). An example query that would work from within MSQuery using Geo SCADA Expert's custom SCADA-orientated revision of SQL is:

'SELECT Name FROM CDBUser'

If the third-party ODBC client connection has been installed and configured correctly, this will return a result set containing the names of every user in the Geo SCADA Expert database.