Database Management Tools

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express is included in CustomTools package. The Microsoft SQL Server is used as a database engine for the CustomTools database. CustomTools database can be installed with the Server side components.

The Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express is installed automatically for the CustomTools database purposes if any SQL Server instances are not already installed in your CustomTools server computer. If you already have any Microsoft SQL Server instances installed, the new SQL Server instance is not required since you can use an existing instance also for CustomTools.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is the oldest SQL Server version officially supported by CustomTools.

When installing the CustomTools Trial version, the database is automatically installed as well, if any existing CustomTools Database could not be detected.

If Microsoft SQL Server is already installed on the workstation but database has not been created for CustomTools, then the installer creates only a database.

Recommended Tools for CustomTools Database Management:

• CustomTools Administration Tool could be used to manage e.g. the external data source connections, users, user groups, add-in scripts. With the CustomTools Administration Tool, you can also set the active database to be used with CustomTools products. To use CustomTools, you need to have one active database.
• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio is free and easy-to-use graphical management tool for the administration tasks in your Microsoft SQL Server databases. The Management studio also allows you to manage the database level user roles and permissions.

Please visit Microsoft Download Center to read more and download the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Express components.

CustomTools database creation notes:

When you create a new database for the CustomTools purposes, the CustomTools Database Creation Wizard creates a user called ct_admin into the SQL Server. The ct_admin user is used to login to the database engine.

Other important notes:

You can order CustomTools related SQL Server environment customizations from your local CustomTools reseller. You can also make the necessary changes on your own but if you prefer to make any changes on you own, please consider the following notes:

• CustomTools manufacturer or the resellers are not responsible about an issues caused in the SQL Server environment by the user's own actions. SQL Server changes may need special skills and experties.
• Issues caused by the user actions may be fixable by the CustomTools manufacturer or the reseller but, the fixing tasks in these cases are not included in CustomTools maintenance subscription, tasks in these cases are always invoiced separately.

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