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Installation

James Ramsden edited this page Dec 8, 2021 · 3 revisions

1. Install SQl Server Developer

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/sql-server/sql-server-downloads Note that admin rights are required for installation.

2. Install SQL Server Management Tool

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/ssms/download-sql-server-management-studio-ssms?view=sql-server-ver15 Admin rights are also required for installation.

3. Create database

Open SQL Server Management Tool as admin. On the left, open the top level node, then right-click on Databases, and create a new database. Give the DB a name.

4. Add users and set permissions

Now, we need to give non-admin users permission to access the database. This includes your own non-admin account if applicable, as failing to give your non-admin account permissions means that you can't access the DB through Grasshopper for example.

Open up the new node for your DB. Navigate to 'users' and right-click to create a new user.

Under "User type", select Windows user.

You then need to find your account. Select the three dots to the right of the "User name" field. Then, click the "Locations" button. Then, under "Entire Directory", select burohappold.com and press OK. Then, type your name under "Enter the object name to select", and click "Check Names". Press OK on the next two windows.

Confirm that this has worked by checking that this user has been added to the 'Users' folder.

Finally, we must then assign permissions to this user. Follow this StackOverflow answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51847826/5728488

5. Example connection in Grasshopper

You should now be able to connect to the DB you created above. Replace DBTest with the name of the database you created.