Manual Database Connection Setup

Product level info

This section applies to Loftware Pro and PowerForms editions.

Setting up a database connection manually gives you complete control over database connection settings and configuration options.

Note

This option is intended for advanced users. It allows detailed configuration and offers all of the available database connection settings. Loftware recommends using the Database Wizard.

Manual database connections are done in three steps:

  1. First step sets up the database connection.

  2. Second step allows you to choose which database tables will be used.

  3. Third step allows you to configure the connected database tables.

To connect to a database manually, follow the procedures described in the below-listed topics: