How to: Associate a Master Data Services Database and Web Application

Associate your Master Data Manager Web application with a Master Data Services database to specify the database to use for Web operations.

Prerequisites

To associate a Master Data Services database and Web application

  1. Open Master Data Services Configuration Manager.

  2. In the left pane, click Web Configuration.

  3. On the Web Configuration page, under Web application, from the Web site list, select the Web site that contains your Master Data Manager Web application.

  4. In the Web Application box, select the Web application that hosts Master Data Manager.

  5. Under Database, click Select. The Connect to Database dialog box opens.

  6. Specify connection information for the instance of SQL Server that hosts the Master Data Services database, and click Connect.

  7. From the Master Data Services database list, select the database you want to associate the Web application with and then click OK.

  8. Under Database, verify that the instance and database information are correct, and then click Apply.

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