Changing a database password

To change a database password, you need the 'Change database password' permission

Whenever a database is registered, a database user account must be specified to allow MACRO access to the database. If the database administrator changes the password on the user account after the database was registered, the system administrator must to re-synchronise what MACRO sees as the database password.

Any existing custom reports in the database will cease to work after the database password has been changed. To continue using the reports, you will need to recreate them in the Report Management module.

To change a database password

Select Database > Change Database Password... or right click on a database icon and select Change Database Password. The Change Database Password window is displayed.
Enter the old password in the top text box.
Type in your chosen new password in the middle text box.
Re type your new password in the bottom text box.
Click OK to change the database password, or Cancel to return to the System Management screen without changing the database password.