Database Options—Specifying a Data Link and Schema

Complete the following steps to configure the database logging options.

  1. Launch the TestStand Sequence Editor and log in as Administrator.
  2. Select Configure»Result Processing to launch the Result Processing dialog box and click the icon in the Options column for the built-in database plug-in to launch the Database Options dialog box. The Logging Options tab is active.
  3. Enable database logging by removing the checkmark in the Disable Database Logging option.
  4. Click the Data Link tab of the Database Options dialog box.
  5. Select Access from the Database Management System ring control.
  6. Click the Build button to launch the Data Link Properties dialog box.
  7. Select Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider on the Provider tab of the Data Link Properties dialog box if the 32-bit version of the application is running. If the 64-bit version of the application is running, select the Microsoft Office 12.0 Access Database Engine OLE DB Provider Visit ni.com/info and enter the Info Code 64TSaccdb to access the NI support article, Using Microsoft Access Databases with 64-bit TestStand, for more information about installing this provider..
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Connection tab, click Browse to launch the Select Access Database dialog box. (32-bit TestStand) Using the Select Access Database dialog box, locate a Microsoft Access database file (.mdb) and click Open to select the file. (64-bit TestStand)Enter the path of the Microsoft Access database file (.mdb) in the Data Source control.
  10. In the Data Link Properties dialog box, click the Test Connection button to verify that you properly entered the required information.
  11. Click OK to close the Data Link Properties dialog box.

Notice that the Connection String Expression in the Database Options dialog box now contains a literal string expression version of the data link connection string.