Excluding Data Sources

The -xds optional command-line parameter can be added when the Adv2Advm utility is invoked, to cause data source definitions to be omitted from the generated ADVM file. This is desirable for security purposes, such as in an environment where Windows-integrated authentication is not used to access a database, and instead a database-specific user name and password are used, which are saved in the ADV file. Using Adv2Advm -xds prevents ADVM-file users from editing the data source definitions, and saving the project as an ADV, to gain unauthorized access to the database.


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