Tour the Client Configurator

The Client Configurator work area looks much like the Client Console work area. The menu bar ( Figure 1-A) includes many of the same options that are available from context menus (that is, by right-clicking an item in the DMSII or Relational pane). The toolbar ( Figure 1-B) includes options to save, discard, and view your changes. The status line ( Figure 1-F) shows the status of the connection to the currently selected database and whether additional user input is required to complete a task.

• Figure 1 - Client Configurator Work Area
• A. Menu bar B. Toolbar C. DMSII database pane D. Filter Text box (search)
• E. Console pane F. Status Line G. Relational database pane

The top left two panes of the work area display the DMSII environment; the top right two panes of the work area display the relational database environment.

The DMSII database pane ( Figure 1-C) shows the data source and its data sets and their items. If you right-click an item in this pane, you can open a context menu and set customization options and modify how a DMSII item will be mapped to the relational database. From the DMSII Properties pane, you can supply additional parameters (e.g. the format for a date).

Use the Filter Text box ( Figure 1-D) to quickly find DMS items you want to modify or select for replication. The filter options use a wild-card pattern matching method to show DMS items with specified characteristics. For example, if you type "-DT", only items whose names contain the character string "-DT" (e.g. "BIRTH-DT" and "ELEVEN-DT-TWELVE") will be displayed.

The right side of the window ( Relational database pane, Figure 1-G) shows data tables and columns that correspond to the DMS items selected for replication. This pane reflects your changes and shows how those items will appear in the relational database. The Relational Properties pane includes additional customization options.

The Console pane ( Figure 1-E) allows you to monitor the DBClntCfgServer program output while you’re working in the Client Configurator.

At the lower edge of the Client Configurator window, the status line ( Figure 1-F) shows the status of the connection to the service and the data source and whether additional user input is required to complete a task.

For information about using the Client Configurator, see Customize a Data Source.