Configure EShare in insightsoftware (Innowera) Products

You can configure Process Runner, Process Runner DB, and Process Runner Excel Add-in to connect to an EShare instance by providing the EShare database connection information.

Innowera EShare can also be accessed as a web service and can be configured using the EShare URL.

Note: Configuring Innowera EShare using the web services is supported only for Process Runner and Process Runner DB.

To connect to an EShare instance,

1. In the Innowera product, select Tools > Options > Enterprise Settings > EShare.
2. Select Enable EShare. The options in the window are available.
3. To import and use the existing EShare settings, perform the following:
   1. Select Import Configuration Details. The EShare Config file dialog box is displayed.
   2. Browse and select the EShareConfig.icf file. The configuration information is automatically populated in the appropriate fields.
4. To configure EShare using a web service or database connection, perform the following:
   1. In Connection Type, select Service Configuration or Database Configuration. The configuration-specific properties are displayed.
   2. If you select Service Configuration, in the URL box, enter the URL of the Innowera EShare instance. Then, under Service Setting, select one of the following, and test the connection.
      • Use default: The default credentials are used to sign into Innowera EShare.
      • User defined: The domain name and password that you specify in the respective fields are used to sign into Innowera EShare.
   3. If you select Database Configuration, under Database Setting, enter the following details, and test the connection:
      • Database Server name or IP: Indicates the host name or IP address on which Innowera EShare is installed. Specify the port number if you are not using the default value of 1433 by including a comma after the IP address or host name. For example, specify 199.xx.yy.xxx, 11111.
      • Database Name: Indicates the name of the Innowera EShare database.
      • Authentication Mode: Indicates the authentication mode that must be used to connect to Innowera EShare. For SQL Server Authentication, user name and password are also required.
5. To enable case-sensitive username comparison during the EShare Server login, select Case sensitive windows username comparison.
6. Select Apply > OK. The Innowera EShare configuration details are saved.