Data sources
To connect to the data source, Scribe creates a database connection which contains the login parameters for the given database:
DB adaptor - the database server of type supported by Scribe
| Option | Description |
| Database server host | Name of the computer where the database server runs |
| Database server port | Port on the database server host the database server is listening to for the client connections. |
| Database name | Some relational databases require a "database name" (SID in Oracle, Databank in MImer) that along with the database server host and port number are required to establish connection with the database. |
| Database login account | User login account that has the necessary access privileges to the databases/schemas |
| Database login password | User login password |
Database server location and the user login credentials must be provided by the Database Administrator.
Every database connection is assigned a unique name that is used in qualifying names of database tables and views in Scribe reports and processes.
In effect, the database connection is an "entry ticket" that enables Scribe to connect to the database. More than one database connection can be used in Scribe session, thus allowing the application to communicate with a number of different database servers, and/or different schemas within the same DB server.