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    XPartsSetDataSourceAction
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     Changes the setting responsible for parts management database type.

    Parameter Description
    DataSourceType

     0 = EPLAN Database (default value), 1 = SQL server, 3 = PartStore container 

    DataBaseFileName

     Full database path name 

    SqlServer

     SQL server name 

    SqlCatalog

     SQL database name 

    SqlUserName

     SQL user name 

    SqlPassword

     SQL user password 

    SqlLogin

     0 = Windows registration (default value), 1 = SQL server registration (username + password) 

    SqlFullName

     If set, then SqlServer, SqlCatalog, SqlUserName and SqlPassword parameters are not used. 

    ContainerName

     Name of the PartStore container 

    ContainerId

     ID of the PartStore container

    Remarks 

     When DataSourceType = 1, SqlServer, SqlCatalog, SqlUserName, SqlPassword, SqlLogin and SqlFullName parameters can be used. SqlFullName would be used only when SqlLogin = 1.
 When DataSourceType = 0, DataBaseFileName can be used.
 When DataSourceType = 3, ContainerName and ContainerId can be used.

    Example 


     Example 1
 
 XPartsSetDataSourceAction /DataSourceType:0 /DataBaseFileName:C:\Users\Public\EPLAN\Data\Article\COMPANY_NAME\Database.alk
 



     Example 2
 
 XPartsSetDataSourceAction /DataSourceType:1 /SqlLogin:0 /SqlServer:SQL_SERVER_NAME /SqlCatalog:SQL_DATABASE
 



     Example 3
 
 XPartsSetDataSourceAction /DataSourceType:1 /SqlLogin:1 /SqlServer:SQL_SERVER_NAME /SqlCatalog:SQL_DATABASE /SqlUserName:SQL_USERNAME /SqlPassword:SQL_PASSWORD
 



     Example 4
 
 XPartsSetDataSourceAction /DataSourceType:1 /SqlLogin:1 /SqlFullName:SQL_SERVER_NAME|SQL_DATABASE|2|SQL_USERNAME|SQL_PASSWORD
 



     Example 5
 
 XPartsSetDataSourceAction /DataSourceType:3 /ContainerName:PARTSTORE_CONTAINER_NAME /ContainerId:PARTSTORE_CONTAINER_ID

     

     

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