This article describes how to locate a database.


Required information

A) Windows Authentication

ItemSample informationActual information
(SQL) Server name & Instance nameSERVERNAME or SERVERNAME\InstanceName
Database NameMyEvolutionDatabaseName
Evolution Common DB NameEvolutionCommon


B) SQL Authentication

ItemSample informationActual information
(SQL) Server name & Instance nameSERVERNAME or SERVERNAME\InstanceName
Database NameMyEvolutionDatabaseName
Evolution Common DB NameEvolutionCommon
SQL User Namesa or: Sage or: UserName
SQL PasswordThisIsMyPassword@776


Copy table below into email and fill it out:

ItemActual information
(SQL) Server name & Instance name
Database Name
Evolution Common DB Name
SQL User Name
SQL Password

Step-by-step guide

Add the steps involved:

  1. Open Evolution
  2. Click on Locate
  3. In the screen to follow, enter your server name, your authentication method and your database name
    1. Authentication method: Windows authentication (no more info needed)
    2. Authentication method: SQL authentication (Enter your SQL User Name and SQL Password here)
    3.  or: 
    4. And click on "Next"
  4. Usually, leave settings as they are ("Use Common database on the same server"), and click on "Finish"

  5. DONE!


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