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The Contenta Explorer interface

Before you can work in the Contenta Explorer, your System Administrator creates your user desktop and designates your role.

About this task

S/he assigns you a Login Name and Password, and also defines the name of the database to which you connect during your Contenta sessions.

Procedure

  1. To access the Contenta Explorer Login window, do the following.
    MethodProcedure
    From the Start menu

    click on the Start menu then select the following.

    Programs > XyEnterprise > Contenta > Contenta Explorer
    From a command linece -dbase dbname -node server -socket num -user username -pw password
    VariableDescription
    dbname

    server

    num

    username

    password

    name of the database

    name of the Contenta Server where the portal is running

    portal (socket) number; the portal on which the Contenta Server communicates with the database

    Contenta user login name

    password of the Contenta user logging in

  2. Enter your Username and Password then click OK.
    If the login results in an error regarding the connection to the server or database, check with your system administrator to determine if your login and password are correct, and that the database is online and your portal connection is running.