Online Documentation for SQL Manager for PostgreSQL

Setting specific options

This step of the wizard allows you to set database alias, database options, logs and SSL parameters.

 

 

Database

Database name

Type in or use the drop-down list to select the database to be registered.

 

Client encoding

This option allows you to use multibyte encoding method in the database. Use the drop-down list to select the required encoding value, or leave this option to apply the default server encoding.

 

Auth. method - selecting the authentication method when connecting to the database.

 

Login prompt before connection

Enables SQL Manager for PostgreSQL to prompt for user name and password each time you connect to the database.

 

Refresh objects on connection

This option allows you to enable/disable refreshing objects on connection to the database. It is highly recommended to uncheck this option if your database contains many objects or if connection to the database is slow.

 

Autoconnect at startup

With this option set, connection to the registered database is established automatically at application startup.

 

Show system objects

If this option is checked, PostgreSQL system objects will be displayed in DB Explorer.

 

Ping server every ... seconds

Defines minimal time interval for PostgreSQL server to be pinged. You may find this option useful in some cases.

 

 

SSL

 

 

Select the preferable SSL mode: Disabled, Allow, Prefer, Require, Verify CA, Verify Full. Allow, Prefer, Required, or Disabled.

 

Root certificate

Select the path to the client root.crt file.

 

Client certificate

Select the path to the client certificate.

 

Client key

Select the path to the client private key.

 

Revocation list

Select the file for Certificate Revocation List.

 

Logs

 

 

Enable log of metadata changes

Check this option if you wish to log metadata changes of your database in a file.

 

Log file

This field is enabled if the Enable log of metadata changes option is selected. Type in or use the Save as button to specify the path to the *.sql file to store the metadata logs.

 

Enable log of Query Data queries

Check this option if you wish to log your Query Data queries in a file.

 

Log file

This field is enabled if the Enable log of Query Data queries option is selected. Type in or use the Save as button to specify the path to the *.sql file to store the logs of SQL queries.

 

Is Unicode

Enable this option to save logs in Unicode. If the option is disabled, ANSI will be used.

 

Click the Finish button when done to start working with the newly registered database in SQL Manager for PostgreSQL.