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  1. From the Windows Start Menu, select Control Panel > System & Security > Administration Tools > Data Sources (ODBC).
  2. On the System DNS tab, click Add.
     
     
  3. When prompted to select a driver, select the MySQL ODBC Driver option and click Finish. If you don't see the MySQL ODBC Driver option, you need to cancel out of creating a new data source and install the MySQL ODBC Connector Driver first.
  4. Specify MySQL Connection/ODBC parameters as described in the following table. If you need any help with these values, contact Bannister Lake Support for assistance.

    ParameterDetails
    Data Source NameEnter a name for this data source. You will need to know this name when you establish a connection to TweetOut content Views using ODBC.
    DescriptionDescribe this data source connection.
    TCP/IP ServerEnter the name of the MySQL server host which is the server name of your TweetOut Flow databasedata server.
    UserEnter the user name for the connection to your TweetOut database.
    PasswordEnter the password for the connection to your TweetOut database.
    DatabaseSelect your TweetOut database.

  5. Click Test to test your connection to your TweetOut database.
  6. Click OK to save your changes.

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