Connecting to the E-Signatures database
About this topic
This topic is applicable only for compliance-enabled editions of the VWorks software.
This topic describes how to connect to the E-Signatures database. After establishing a connection to the database, you can open the E-Signatures feature from the Tools menu.
Prerequisites
The E-Signatures database requires the VWorksESignatures data source, which must be configured for PostgreSQL. For instructions, see
Setting up PostgreSQL for the E-Signatures database.
Procedure
To connect to the E-Signatures database:
1 In the VWorks window, click Tools > Options. The Options dialog box appears.
2 Under E-Signatures DB Setup, verify the following, and then click OK.
• Enable E-Signatures is selected.
• E-Signatures DBUser is vworks
• E-Signatures DBPassword is vworks
3 In the Audit Comment dialog box, enter an audit comment. For details on audit trails and records of interest, see
Using compliance features.
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