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UseSystemDNS configuration setting

Keys

Key

Value

1

System

2

ODBC

3

UseSystemDNS

Description

The UseSystemDNS configuration setting controls whether Synergetic creates user-based ODBC objects in the databases or system-based ones when running Crystal Reports and MS Query data extracts.

Note: Later versions of the Windows Operating System have additional security measures which prevent Synergetic from maintaining the System DSN values. If your organisation uses Windows Vista or later, or Windows Server 2008 or later, we recommend you leave this value set to False.

Default value

The default value is False. That is, Synergetic creates user-based ODBC objects in the databases.

Setting a different value

Select the Value field on the Configuration File Maintenance window to set the value to True. See Maintaining configuration files.

UseSystemDNS configuration setting

Last modified: 4/10/2012 11:57:30 AM

See Also

Maintaining external systems setup data

ArriverTrigger configuration setting

CustomHelpFileList configuration setting

Leaver configuration setting

MCEETYA:SchoolCode configuration setting

MidYearStartSchoolYearFlag configuration setting

NoYearLevelRestriction configuration setting

Maintaining VSR VSN services

Configuring Crystal Report services

© 2013 Synergetic Management Systems. Published 15 October 2013.

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