## Logging on to a Database Instance

### Use

You log on to a database instance. This opens a database session.

### Prerequisites

● You have called Web SQL Studio.

● The database instance is in the ONLINE operational state.

If the database instance is not in the ONLINE operational state, use the Database Manager to start the database instance. See:

Database Manager CLI, db_online

Database Manager GUI, Monitoring the Operational State

### Procedure

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1. Enter the following data.

Data for Logging On to the Database Instance

Name | Description
Server Name | Name of the database computer You can leave this field empty if the database instance is located on the local computer.
Database Name | Name of database instance
User Name | Name of the database user
Password | Password of the database user The database system converts all letters to uppercase. To enter lowercase letters and special characters, enclose your entry in quotation marks. See Concepts of the Database System, Conventions for User Names and Passwords

2. Optional: To change the properties of the database session, choose Extended. Change the properties you wish to change.

Properties of the Connection to the Database Instance

Name | Default Value | Description
Database Type | MaxDB | Database instance type
Auto Commit | On | AUTOCOMMIT mode
SQL Mode | Internal | SQL mode
Isolation Level | Read committed | Isolation level

For more information, see the glossary.

3. Choose Logon.

### Result

You have opened a database session. The main page of Web SQL Studio is displayed (see Screen Areas in Web SQL Studio).