Use this dialog box to create a new connection to a database that contains the actual cost records.
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| Connection Name
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Enter a name for the new connection. The connection name must be unique and must not exceed 59 characters.
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Connection Properties
Enter the connection properties for the type of configuration you selected.
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| Cobra database
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Use this option if Cobra also resides on the same database where you are loading the actual cost records from.
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| Data source
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Use this option to select the Windows data source used to connect to your database. The drop-down list displays the defined ODBC data sources.
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| Username
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Enter the user name required to connect to the selected data source.
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| Password
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Enter the password to connect to the selected data source.
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| Connection String
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Use this option if you want to use a connection string to connect to the schedule data source. If you enter the password as part of the connection string, Cobra remembers the value and encrypts it when it is saved in the connection file.
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| Test
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Click this button to check your connection to the database.
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